"The Salem-Keizer community on Sept. 4 lost Chuck Lee, 72, a veteran educator who founded Blanchet Catholic School and the Career Technical Education Center. He helped raise millions of dollars for local education by keeping his focus squarely on students and their needs."

Reach: 68,000

"Teachers reported more kindergarteners than typical struggled with motor skills like holding a pencil or using scissors, likely because fewer attended preschool during the pandemic. After falling sharply last year, kindergarten enrollment in the Salem-Keizer School District is up by about 100 students, but still below pre-pandemic levels."

Reach: 68,000

"The Salem High School Class of 1944 met this week with six members. They joked together and recalled an era when most Salem kids came from farming families and classmates were drafted into military service just days after graduating."

Reach: 68,000

"The Salem-Keizer School District has moved one kindergarten class to online instruction temporarily after a student tested positive for Covid, but has so far avoided large Covid outbreaks or mass quarantines two weeks into the school year."

Reach: 68,000

"Kindergartners started school Wednesday, meaning all Salem-Keizer Public Schools students have now returned to the classroom for the new year."

Reach: 621,000

Reach: 621,000

"Karina Guzmán Ortiz, a former TURNO program manager and member of the Salem-Keizer school board, met Robles Rodriguez when she was on the panel interviewing her for the role in 2019. She asked Guzmán Ortiz, "What are your thoughts on climate change?" 

Reach: 621,000

"The sunflowers and colorful flowers in front of the Salem-Keizer Public Schools building on Lancaster Drive NE are thriving despite the dry soil and dead grass surrounding them. Members of Latinos Unidos Siempre planted the small garden on June 10 and have been caring for it daily."

Reach: 621,000

SKPS Mention: "The news organization found four districts-- Hillsboro, North Clackamas, Sherwood and Salem-Keizer -- aren’t posting online dashboards. Three others say they plan to soon."

Reach: 4M

"Twenty-three people spoke remotely, a few calling for the resignations of board members Marty Heyen and Danielle Bethell."

"Elizabeth Hering, McNary High School’s new band teacher, shares how she moved to Oregon all the way from Michigan to start teaching here in Keizer."

"Although the suspect initially escaped, McNary staff were able to identify the student after looking at security footage." 

Reach: 237,000

Reach: 4,000