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Oregon's high school graduation rate hits 83%; see local numbers
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (1205+ words) Published 6:30 am Friday, January 30, 2026 Eighty-three percent of the class of 2025 graduated on time from high school last June, the highest rate since the current measurement system was put into place 15 years ago, according to newly released data from the Oregon…...
Library district board extends May's administrative leave
1+ day, 31+ min ago (253+ words) Published 12:09 pm Thursday, January 29, 2026 By BUFFY POLLOCK / Rogue Valley Times Following a nearly two-hour executive session on Thursday, Jackson County Library District board members voted to extend the administrative leave for library Director Kari May until the same date as…...
Jackson County library board votes to seek director May’s resignation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (363+ words) Published 6:48 pm Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By BUFFY POLLOCK / Rogue Valley Times Editor's note: This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as warranted. Jackson County Library District board members voted unanimously during a Wednesday afternoon board meeting…...
Oregon Center for Creative Learning purchasing Mail Tribune building
1+ week, 1+ day ago (524+ words) Published 2:31 pm Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By BUFFY POLLOCK / Rogue Valley Times The former longtime home of the Mail Tribune newspaper will soon be transformed into classrooms and administrative offices for a growing children's museum and preschool program based out of downtown…...
Overhaul of Oregon school funding formula, goals of public education has lawmakers at odds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (772+ words) Published 5:27 am Monday, January 19, 2026 There's an ambitious effort underway at the Capitol to overhaul how the state determines funding levels for schools, but lawmakers are torn over the timing and larger questions about the goals of Oregon's public education system....
Nominate someone for 2026-27 Oregon Teacher of the Year
2+ week, 2+ day ago (193+ words) Published 8:13 am Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Nominations are now open across the state to celebrate the teachers who make a difference for their students. The Oregon Department of Education, in partnership with Oregon Lottery, announced the nomination process for the annual Oregon…...
UPDATE: Jackson County library director on leave as board seeks answers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (763+ words) Published 2:03 pm Monday, January 5, 2026 By BUFFY POLLOCK / Rogue Valley Times The Jackson County Library District board voted unanimously on Monday to place Library Director Kari May on two weeks paid administrative leave following a two-and-a-half hour meeting." Some four-dozen people…...
Oregon ag teachers react to proposed state FFA funding cuts
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (834+ words) Published 9:18 am Sunday, December 28, 2025 By JAYSON JACOBY | Baker City Herald and KYLE ODEGARD | Capital Press SALEM " A budget shortfall could eliminate nearly $1.1 million in state funding for Oregon FFA next fiscal year, said Kjer Kizer, the organization's CEO. All Oregon…...
Jackson County Library District workers get union representation | Rogue Valley Times
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) Published 12:27 pm Wednesday, December 10, 2025 By Rogue Valley Times staff A majority of Jackson County Library District employees have signed authorization cards to unionize, launching a process toward collective bargaining. Library district officials, in a release on Wednesday, reported that by…...
GUEST COLUMN: Why great teachers will always be in high demand
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (327+ words) Published 8:01 am Thursday, December 4, 2025 Artificial intelligence is dismantling the old idea of work, faster than anyone expected. For decades, stability came with instructions: get the degree, find the office, build the life. Across the country, people are seeing cracks in…...