2020 North Salem graduate, Dale Delacruz shares his story after graduating in the midst of the pandemic and how his plans changed.

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A Salem-Keizer community member wrote an opinion piece on the leadership during the pandemic.

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Leaders of the Salem-Keizer School Board cancelled a scheduled Aug. 24 meeting after a warning from the district’s security director that planned protests and counterprotests could turn violent, board Chair Osvaldo Avila said.

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The Salem-Keizer school board has canceled its upcoming work session — originally scheduled for Aug. 24 — due to "disrespect, racial and transphobic comments, and a disregard for health and safety protocols" witnessed at its last meeting.

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The new summer program brought together middle school students with and without disabilities from seven Salem-Keizer schools to learn performing arts.

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The governor said Thursday that the state’s health care workers must get vaccinated against Covid after the vaccine receives full FDA approval, changing an earlier rule that allowed unvaccinated health workers to submit to weekly Covid testing instead. Teacher unions supported the mandate for educators, while Oregon nurses said it would likely worsen staffing shortages.

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Oregon school districts can't offer classes in-person to students who won't wear masks, the Oregon Department of Education said Tuesday.

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Salem schools intend to follow Gov. Kate Brown's directive requiring masks at school in the fall - but not every district has been eager to fall in line.

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Iton Udosenata, the assistant superintendent for Salem-Keizer Public Schools, said parents are contacting the district, worried about what their kids will be learning in class about race. He thinks it’s a result of the divisive climate across the country.

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Iton Udosenata, the assistant superintendent for Salem-Keizer Public Schools, said parents are contacting the district, worried about what their kids will be learning in class about race. He thinks it’s a result of the divisive climate across the country.

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Iton Udosenata, the assistant superintendent for Salem-Keizer Public Schools, said parents are contacting the district, worried about what their kids will be learning in class about race. He thinks it’s a result of the divisive climate across the country.

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KATU shares details on the back-to-school family information nights that Salem-Keizer is hosting for families.

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