The novel coronavirus outbreak is making it harder for Native Americans to fish along the Columbia River. Depleted salmon runs and the federal government’s failure to improve fishing sites had already impacted culturally and economically important harvests.
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Working Through Challenges in Rural Oregon
As high school students juggle responsibilities of a job or child care, one school district experiments with evening tutoring.
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Trying to Make Learning ‘Magical’ in Madras
Teachers in the Central Oregon school district have gotten creative and put extra energy into engaging their students online.
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Oregon Educators Worry About Signs of a Resurgent Achievement Gap
Based on a couple key indicators, students of color are lagging behind white students during distance learning, although the disparity seems smaller in rural districts.
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Learning New Tools to Engage Students from Home
At Banks High School, teachers employ a variety of strategies to ensure that students don’t log in and then tune out.
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Limited Data Show Signs of Disparities in Oregon
In Oregon, few academic benchmarks are being kept at the state level, and even fewer being shared. But the data that is available indicates that many students are regularly missing classes, particularly at the upper grades and that many high schoolers are failing at least one class.
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Knock-knock. Look Who’s Here!
Estacada school officials branch out to connect with students in rural Clackamas County.
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Culver Teachers Connect with Kids in Person and Online
The small, high-desert district, one of the few to host in-person classes, has a 94% attendance rate.
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Deadline to Spend COVID-19 Funds has Oregon Tribes on Edge
Relief money provided by the CARES Act must be spent by Dec. 30. With Congress fighting over additional stimulus, Oregon tribal governments are left wondering how they’ll provide services next year.
Posted inFood Sovereignty
Coronavirus Makes Feeding Hungry People Harder
The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered facilities at Portland’s Native American Youth and Family Center. Now the organization is finding ways to offer services remotely, including getting food to families who are at a high risk of going hungry.