Education

On Monday, the deadline for Oregon educators to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Eugene 4J School District said the vast majority of its staff is in compliance.

Oregon’s temporary emergency substitute teacher license allows schools to hire subs who don’t have a college degree. Area officials confirm they’re pinched for substitute help. 

Portland’s Reed College has reported only four positive COVID-19 cases since its fall semester began in late August.

Low case numbers seem to be a trend at many of Oregon’s private colleges and universities, even as thousands of students have returned to campuses in person.

Eugene’s 4J School Board unanimously approved a motion on Wednesday to increase compensation for transportation employees. 

Like 2020, 2021 was a year unlike any other for Oregon students. And for the second year in a row, Oregon’s At-A-Glance profiles, released Thursday, reflect that.

The Eugene 4J School District announced late Wednesday there will be no school for students Monday, October 18th. Spokesperson Kerry Delf says it’s because that’s the day all teachers, staff, volunteers and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated.

The University of Oregon is seeing its largest ever freshman class this year officials announced Monday. The same day the fall term started, the university said it is welcoming more than 4,600 freshmen students to campus.

Facing termination for not wearing a mask, Terrebonne Community School teacher Tori Caudell asked that her termination hearing to the board not be done privately, in executive session, but publicly, during the board’s September 22 board meeting.

The University of Oregon saw an estimated 2,700 students descend on-campus in Eugene for UO's Move-in Day on Thursday. Classes start Sept. 27 with the university touting a readiness for COVID-19.

The start of University of Oregon's fall term is quickly approaching. COVID-19 measures are in place as staff and students return to in-person classrooms for the first time since spring 2020.

Eugene School District 4J is holding a virtual COVID-19 parent information session Monday. The district says the goal is to keep families up to date about the return to in-person learning.

With in-person learning underway in K-12, Lane County Public Health has been working closely with educational partners to mitigate possibilities of COVID-19 spread.

Willamalane Parks and Recreation District in Springfield is facing a staffing shortage that’s left several programs on hold as they look for new hires.

The University of Oregon announced Wednesday that it has set a record by fundraising more than $3 billion.

Eugene 4J and Bethel School Districts have opted-in to a voluntary weekly testing program for COVID-19. It’s administered by the University of Oregon in partnership with Oregon Health Authority.  

The surge in Covid-19 cases in Lane County has prompted Lane Community College to move to mostly remote classes this fall. The announcement came Tuesday.

The University of Oregon and Oregon State University announced on Wednesday that they are requiring weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students and employees.

As the start of the school year looms, at least three Oregon school districts have delayed the start of the new school year.

In the Alsea School District in Benton County, school was set to start on Monday. But on Aug. 21, Superintendent Marc Thielman shared a message with families, announcing a delay to the school year due to an elementary staff member testing positive for COVID-19. School staff was in training together, Thielman said.