The air quality in Oakridge has been at hazardous levels for some time as the Cedar Creek Fire continues to burn. KLCC checked in to see how the area’s schools are doing.
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Sunshine Week is a time each year recognizing nationally the importance of public records and access to information from an open government.
Public records are a major staple of journalism and shed light on the innerworkings of cities, schools and other public agencies that would otherwise go unseen.
Here are some recent stories by The Register-Guard that were made possible by access to public records and information:
Springfield school leaders stuck to reopening plan, despite parents and teachers pleading to wait This story was developed after a request for nearly two weeks of emails from the public to the Springfield School Board and Superintendent Todd Hamilton. This request to the district yielded nearly 300 pages of letters from parents, teachers and students about reopening schools.