Salem-Keizer will pull $14m from savings after state funding comes in low

by Ty Davison | Apr 16, 2026 | News & Commentary

Salem-Keizer will pull $14m from savings after state funding comes in low – Salem Reporter: The Salem-Keizer School District will have to dip deeper into its savings to cover the cost of running schools next year after officials learned they would not receive...

State education officials propose new accountability targets for districts, students’ success

by Ty Davison | Apr 14, 2026 | News & Commentary

State education officials propose new accountability targets for districts, students’ success • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon Education Department leaders shared new Statewide Performance Growth Targets on Monday in a news conference in advance of consideration by...

Facing federal pressure, Oregon stops issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-permanent residents

by Ty Davison | Apr 3, 2026 | News & Commentary

Facing federal pressure, Oregon stops issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-permanent residents – oregonlive.com: Oregon officials have stopped issuing temporary commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are legally in the United States but are not...

His family came to pick him up from Oregon prison. ICE was waiting too

by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2026 | News & Commentary

His family came to pick him up from Oregon prison. ICE was waiting too – oregonlive.com: Gamez’s arrest is a rare example in Oregon of ICE officers targeting someone with a criminal record. Last year, Oregon saw 1,655 immigration arrests, and in 76% of those...

Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers

by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2026 | News & Commentary

Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers – Salem Reporter: Jim Green says one solution for Oregon’s worst-in-the-nation reading scores is a governor’s executive order away. Green should know. For 25 years, he worked the halls of the Capitol,...