Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny says Gov. Kate Brown’s latest round of releases from Oregon prisons due to the COVID-19 pandemic has him struggling to understand “Salem’s sympathy for
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By now, it’s well-documented that prolonged remote learning is having adverse effects on America’s schoolchildren, whether they be serious educational setbacks, increased mental and emotional health concerns, or tragically, a rise in suicide attempts and suicide-caused deaths among young people.
Then there are students America isn’t hearing so much about, like Liam Jones.
Liam is 11 years old, has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and is non-verbal. Despite his significant special needs, however, Liam received a quality education in a general education classroom with a team of nurses and educators, and lots of friends.
That all came to a screeching halt when Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), and the Department of Health shut down in-person instruction. For many months, Liam’s education consisted of sitting him in front of a computer screen, with none of the team support he previously had access to and still required under his Individual Educati
Greater Albany Public Schools has waded through state metrics and local demands related to reopening schools for the last 10 months and on Tuesday, state agencies sent a new tidal
Gov. Kate Brown has praised the proposal by President Joe Biden for another round of federal aid to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, including direct aid to states and communities.