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Medford students, parents up in arms over discipline following walkout
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (782+ words) Published 10:00 am Friday, April 3, 2026 A group of parents and students have formally complained to the Medford School District board for what they claim were heavy handed and inconsistent tactics by Oakdale Middle School administration following a March 3 student-led walkout. Parents…...
Dozens of Medford middle school students suspended for walkout
4+ week, 2+ day ago (338+ words) Published 3:17 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2026 By BUFFY POLLOCK/Rogue Valley Times Dozens of students from Medford's Oakdale Middle School were reportedly suspended from school on Wednesday after participating in a walkout on Tuesday. The student-organized walkout, which included some parents, prompted…...
2000’s New Year’s baby gives birth to 2026’s New Year’s baby
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (787+ words) Published 11:30 am Monday, January 5, 2026 By HOLLY DILLEMUTH / Ashland.news Asante Ashland Community Hospital's Family Birth Center is closing this spring, but first the staff delivered the hospital system's first baby of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 1. Cameron Hansen and…...
GUEST COLUMN: Why great teachers will always be in high demand
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (327+ words) Published 8:01 am Thursday, December 4, 2025 Artificial intelligence is dismantling the old idea of work, faster than anyone expected. For decades, stability came with instructions: get the degree, find the office, build the life. Across the country, people are seeing cracks in…...