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.

Blackberry Academy has opened under a new state licensing program.

The plan has been in the works for months and cuts 10 majors, including mathematics and chemistry, and 12 minors.

The ethnic studies class was meant to focus on the cultures and histories of African-Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Latinos. The state’s curriculum also encourages schools to add additional lessons based on their student populations, such as Hmong or Armenian.

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum joins the Jefferson Exchange.

Organizations across Oregon received notice from the U.S. Department of Education that they’d lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Families were flung across the Rogue Valley, and the country, after the 2020 Almeda Fire. That continues to have a huge impact on school enrollment.

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

Kristen Anderson, Josh Letsinger and Milagros Morales join the Exchange.

Nearly a decade after California revamped its K-12 science curriculum, two-thirds of students failed to meet the statewide standard.

Students at the Klamath County school will have new language classes this year because of a partnership with the Klamath Tribes.