The Salem-Keizer School District, the state’s second largest, telegraphed $71 million in cuts for the 2024-2025 school year for months, before announcing in April that it was shedding 392 ...

Students lead a "walking bus" with Salem-Keizer's Safe Routes to School program on May 15, 2024. The group walked from Claggett Creek Park to Kennedy Elementary School in Keizer, Ore.

The percentage of students who attended school regularly increased to 65.7%, which is 3.8% higher than 2022-23. This jump included a 6.7% increase for elementary school (K-5) students.