Gov. Brown announces return to in-person instruction for Oregon public schools

Gov. Brown announces return to in-person instruction for Oregon public schools

SALEM, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown announced today she will be issuing an executive order to return Oregon public school students to the classroom. In a letter to the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education, she directed all Oregon public schools to offer universal access to in-person instruction on or before the weeks of March 29 for K-5 students and April 19 for students in grades 6-12.

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Homework help programs offer support

Homework help programs offer support

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - For most students, the seventh-period bell signifies the end of the school day. At Brixner Junior High and Henley Middle School, however, students now have the option to stay and receive extra help from their teachers on homework and assignments.

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Students to return to school - KFCS November 5 & 12, KCSD November 16 [UPDATE]

Students to return to school - KFCS November 5 & 12, KCSD November 16 [UPDATE]

Both school districts in Klamath County have been working diligently on plans to get students back in the classroom. Both announced today that in-person learning will begin as early as November 5, 2020. Klamath Falls City Schools' current plan allows for K-3 students to return on Thursday, November 5, and students in grades 4-6 to return on November 12. Klamath County School District plans to reopen all schools and grade levels for in-person hybrid instruction on November 16.

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Gov. Brown releases school health and safety metrics [VIDEO]

Gov. Brown releases school health and safety metrics [VIDEO]

PORTLAND, Ore. - Given the reality that COVID-19 will continue to impact Oregon students, schools, and communities throughout the 2020-21 school year, Governor Kate Brown today released new metrics to guide school district decisions about when it is safe to resume in-person instruction, and when a transition to comprehensive distance learning is necessary.

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