Teachers

The new salary scale makes Baker among the best paying districts in a state where the average starting salary is $39,000, according to the Oregon Education Association. The move is making waves as the Legislature mulls a statewide salary floor.

Teachers in both Woodburn and Silver Falls have voted to authorize strikes after months of bargaining with their respective school districts.

Teachers in Ridgefield, Washington, are on strike. And Ridgefield teachers aren't alone. Educators in Seattle went on strike earlier this month, and only returned to classrooms on Wednesday. Teachers across the country in places like Columbus, Sacramento and Minneapolis have walked out this year, too.

It's a new school year and Jake Miller is not setting up his classroom in Pennsylvania. He's not getting to know a new group of eighth-graders. After 15 years of teaching, he quit.

When schools can't find a licensed special education teacher, they hire people who are willing to do the job, but lack the training. It's a practice that concerns some special education experts.

Educators, advocates and a state lawmaker say phonics-based reading teacher training could help Oregon children. Federal pandemic relief money could pay for it.

Five Oregon state representatives questioned why PPS plans to cut teaching positions.

Oregon schools have been hiring substitute teachers to help fill staff shortages due to COVID-19.

For educators serving students with special needs, the need for a full staff is crucial to keeping students safe and helping them learn.

The state is expanding its mask requirement to include all children five and older, a step initially announced by Gov. Kate Brown at a press conference Wednesday morning. That includes schools.