by Ty Davison | Jan 29, 2026 | News & Commentary
Fewer immigrants are seeking Oregon health care benefits under Trump • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Two years after its launch, the Healthier Oregon program reached peak enrollment of 107,000 people in June, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority. That...
by Ty Davison | Jan 26, 2026 | News & Commentary
Salem schools will lose thousands of students over next 5 years – Salem Reporter: About 4,500 fewer students will attend school in the Salem-Keizer School District by 2030, according to a new district forecast. The new report will inform plans for school...
by Ty Davison | Jan 21, 2026 | News & Commentary
ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live • Oregon Capital Chronicle: In a win for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’...
by Ty Davison | Dec 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon has a student literacy crisis. Is teaching future teachers the way out? – Salem Reporter: The panel recommended more research-backed teaching methods in college curriculums by next fall, to better reflect decades of findings about how human brains best...
by Ty Davison | Dec 11, 2025 | News & Commentary
Students at Highland get reading help through new tutoring program – Salem Reporter: Highland is the first Salem elementary school to get an intensive reading tutoring program that’s been helping kids in the Portland area for 25 years. I don’t know whether to...