Natalie Pate

Oregon leaders closed brick-and-mortar schools five years ago as the pandemic swept the planet. The switch to remote learning, as well as Oregon’s delayed return to in-person and hybrid classes, aimed to keep staff and students safe. But these decisions also profoundly affected the academic and social-emotional wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of Oregon children.

Concerns about possible deportation are top of mind as the state's roughly half million stu8dents return to school.

Take a look inside the Salem water treatment facility at the heart of a major regional conversation.

Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday hosted an event in Eugene to commemorate the signing of four largely bipartisan bills passed this session, which she says will bring much-needed money, clarity and consistency to local schools.