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The Medford School District conducted an eerily lifelike active shooter training last week. It was meant to prepare for something they hope never happens.
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Four candidates endorsed by the Josephine County Republican party all appear to have won elections for seats on the non-partisan board of Grants Pass School District 7.
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California returned the contentious issue of masking to school district officials to decide when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that the school mask mandate would end March 12.
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End to quarantines, contact tracing among changes in new Oregon guidance for schools, starting MarchNew guidance from the Oregon Department of Education released Wednesday gives schools a better idea of how to operate once the statewide mask mandate lifts March 12.
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Oregon Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin said she heard from Gov. Kate Brown that a bill she sponsored — aimed at directing the Oregon Department of Education to more quickly investigate and resolve allegations brought by families of students with disabilities — would not pass during the 2022 short legislative session.
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For at least the next two weeks, California schoolchildren will remain masked in classrooms — but officials say changes are likely on the horizon.
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Oregon's mask mandate will be lifted no later than Mar. 31. It includes elementary schools in Southern Oregon, where many young students aren’t vaccinated.
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Medford is among the Oregon school districts that have announced plans to make masks optional after the statewide rule is lifted next month.
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The permanent rule replaces temporary rules that expired last week.
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Lawmakers want to create stricter vaccine mandates, especially for children. They anticipate an especially fierce fight in the coming months.
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The Alsea School District in Benton County has put masking decisions in the hands of staff and families. The state says that will deprive Alsea schools of federal COVID-19 funds.
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In two more hearings Monday, state officials heard criticism of a ‘permanent rule’ that they promise will be rescinded when pandemic conditions improve.
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But the Phoenix-Talent School District's extra efforts after the Almeda Fire boosted graduation rates for students made homeless by the fire.
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The omicron variant of COVID-19 has hit California’s teacher workforce so hard that many schools are weighing closure and in some cases forced to dip into emergency days. The quality of instruction is suffering, but some teachers say they still prefer this to remote instruction.