Jane Vaughan
Reporter | Jefferson Public RadioJane Vaughan began her journalism career as a reporter for a community newspaper in Portland, Maine, where her beat encompassed nine towns and five school districts, most of which were not covered by any other news outlet. She's been a producer at New Hampshire Public Radio and worked on WNYC's On The Media. Jane earned her Master's in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. When she's not reporting, she enjoys hiking, reading, and kickboxing. Get in touch with Jane at: vaughanj1@sou.edu
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JPR reporter Jane Vaughan asks Professor Ronda Fritz to offer insight into how reading is taught in Oregon schools. -
The goal of the Southern Oregon program is two-pronged: address housing and homelessness issues and bring people together across divisions. -
It violates state law for a school board member in Shasta County to hold two seats at the same time, according to a recent cease and desist letter from the California Teachers Association. -
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent a letter telling educational institutions to end what it calls racial discrimination through things like diversity, equity and inclusion programs, or DEI. -
Research shows Oregon’s reading scores have continued to fall in recent years. Why is that, and how do we fix it? -
Early in his second term, President Donald Trump has focused on deporting immigrants without legal status. That’s stoked fear among some residents, who are afraid to go about their daily lives. -
The university in Arcata expects a budget deficit of over $27 million dollars over the next three years, so each of the university’s divisions is planning for budget cuts. -
The nonprofit Mobile Integrative Navigation Team, or MINT, now has a permanent home. -
The Medford School Board declared an emergency on Tuesday to speed up the process of stabilizing the North Medford High School gym, where the roof collapsed on Feb. 11. -
A research report on public spending in education and test score outcomes ranks Oregon among the nation's worst. -
In fact, those scores have decreased over time. That’s according to recent research examining public spending on education across the country, compared with reading and math test scores. -
