Some school employees in Oregon and California have faced fallout over their comments following the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk last month.

Tallianna Richey-Miller and Nate Fairchild join the Exchange.

The school board voted Thursday to settle a lawsuit brought by two staff members who were fired over a video they posted online challenging district policies regarding transgender students.

Jillian Kettley joins the Exchange. She's the curator at the Crater Rock Museum in Central Point, Oregon.

The share of students proficient in math, English, and science is up for the first time since the pandemic - but passing rates remain well below pre-pandemic levels.

A federal judge sided with UCLA in ordering the Trump administration to restore hundreds of health and science research grants. Even more funding is at stake going forward for UC campuses.

Lisa Mensah, President and CEO of Oregon Community Foundation joins the Exchange along with Kurt Hildebrand of OCF.

C.J. Hopkins joins the Exchange with his photographer Hugo Fernandez and event producer Margaret Anna Alice.

Families can now access preschool, medical and behavioral health care in one location near Rogue River schools.

Nineteen California campuses are still missing over $5.2 million in canceled humanities grants. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is issuing millions of dollars in new grants, many of which are in celebration of the upcoming 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

Joining the Exchange is Jon Nelson, the Wildlife curator at the High Desert Museum in Bend.

As the U.S. Department of Education cuts back on grants to colleges and universities that serve Latino, Asian, Black and Native American students, California will lose millions — including money that will soon get sent to other institutions in swing states and states that voted for Trump in 2024.