by Ty Davison | Nov 14, 2025 | News & Commentary
Q&A: Why Oregon’s kids too often struggle to read – Salem Reporter: The facts are damning. Oregon comes in last among the 50 states for fourth grade reading scores, adjusted for demographics, according to the Urban Institute, and 49th for eighth grade...
by Ty Davison | Oct 9, 2025 | News & Commentary
5 takeaways: Salem-Keizer’s test scores show some progress, much work ahead – Salem Reporter: You can find almost any story you want in the latest round of student test scores for the Salem-Keizer School District. No, you can’t. The score another failure...
by Ty Davison | Oct 2, 2025 | News & Commentary
Salem-Keizer Public Schools performs better on academic assessments: According to the latest data, from the 2024-25 school year, 43% of Oregon students tested were proficient in English language arts, 31.5% were proficient in math and 30% were proficient in science....
by Ty Davison | Sep 9, 2025 | News & Commentary
The Salem-Keizer School Board has released a draft of their annual resolution regarding their Commitment to Students. The big news is supposedly that they’ve dropped references to race and racism which were bones of contention amongst board members previously. The...
by Ty Davison | Sep 5, 2025 | News & Commentary
People are going to laud this self-defense training when the real answer is to remove the problem in the first place. School employees, bus drivers say hands-on trainings help avoid injuries from students – Salem Reporter This story buries the lede so far in...
