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Commentary: South Carolina's measles milestone is everyone's problem
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (507+ words) Published 8:03 pm Thursday, February 5, 2026 By Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg Opinion A fast-moving measles outbreak in South Carolina reached a grim milestone last week: It is now the biggest outbreak in the U.S. in a quarter century. It's the latest public health record…...
Commentary: Go ahead, make parenting mistakes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (486+ words) Published 8:15 am Thursday, December 18, 2025 By LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times Mistakes, am I right? Sometimes they end up being the best part of being a parent. Of course, you don't know that when your kids are young. So in that…...
Summit High music students play holiday music to raise funds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) Published 3:34 pm Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Summit High School's band, orchestra and choir students are raising money by doing what they do best: singing and playing music. The Summit High Play-A-Thon will go live at 4:30 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. It will be…...
Oregon, West Coast states reject CDC panel’s push against hepatitis B shot for most newborns
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) Published 2:29 pm Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Oregon public health officials rebuked a federal panel's new recommendation that only newborns with mothers who tested positive for hepatitis B or have unclear infection statuses should immediately receive a vaccine. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human…...
Oregon’s largest teachers’ union hosts training to protect students from ICE
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (660+ words) Published 9:38 am Thursday, December 4, 2025 Oregon's largest teachers' union will host several statewide trainings meant to teach school staff, families and community members how to keep students and families safe under increasingly aggressive federal immigration enforcement actions taking place near schools....
Despite closures nationwide, Oregon Head Start set to remain afloat during government shutdown
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (431+ words) Published 7:39 am Tuesday, November 4, 2025 By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon's Head Start programs serving nearly 12,000 children are set to avoid an anticipated nationwide trend of facility closures caused by the ongoing government shutdown until at least the end of…...
OSU-Cascades plans career pilot program for spring
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (399+ words) Published 7:15 am Saturday, November 1, 2025 In the spring, Oregon State University-Cascades will launch a university-wide career accelerator pilot program. Administrators are now hard at work designing what it should look like. Cynthia Engel is lead of a seven-person team for the…...
Cell phone bans going well, some to be implemented in new year
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1137+ words) Published 5:45 am Saturday, October 11, 2025 Multiple school districts in Central Oregon now ban cell phones use while school is in session, following policies put in place months before the statewide deadline. Administrators have noticed fewer rings and beeps, and more conversation…...
Guest column: Oregon has a digital literacy crisis
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (930+ words) As a technology educator and IT consultant with decades of experience, I am alarmed at Oregon's continued failure to prepare students for the digital world. Policymakers too often assume that because ... Guest column: Oregon has a digital literacy crisis Published…...
Commentary: Yes, cash grants do help families in poverty
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (691+ words) Published 7:45 am Monday, September 15, 2025 By Kathryn Anne Edwards, Bloomberg Opinion If their parents had extra cash, would it help poor children? The intuitive answer is yes " not only can any parent attest to the cost of raising children, researchers can…...