Eugene School District 4J

Eugene 4J School District will start its budget process significantly earlier than normal as it faces a projected $30 million shortfall.

The superintendents of the three Eugene-Springfield school districts report to the community about projects and programs for this school year. They share the good news “treats” and describe some of the professional “tricks” they are using to boost district achievement for all students.

Wednesday night, the Eugene 4J School Board approved a new policy barring students’ use of personal electronic devices in K-12 schools. They did so just under the state's required deadline of Oct. 31.

The seventh - and final - emergency water station has been officially installed in Eugene. It’s part of the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s disaster preparedness plan.

A 4J Board meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 20 will review multiple district policies – including a “no-nit” policy that keeps students out of school when they have head lice.

The Eugene School District 4J joined teachers' unions as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. It serves about 16,000 students, roughly 35% of whom are people of color.

The idea was originally sparked by high school students in response to the tragic deaths of two classmates on the Oregon Coast. Positive Community Kitchen has now been preparing “meals that heal” for more than a decade.

Eugene 4J School District’s new superintendent is on the job, as of this week.

A new collaboration between PeaceHealth, Eugene transitional housing community Everyone Village and other groups will provide 10 recovery cottages and a clinic for people without a safe place to go after surgery.

Middle schoolers from across Lane County gathered in Eugene Thursday to show off and race battery-powered cars.

The Eugene 4J School District has found a potential buyer for a vacant bank it purchased last year that it had hoped to turn into its new headquarters.

A pair of Eugene 4J school board incumbents appear to have easily won in preliminary election results released Tuesday night. In Springfield, new faces were leading on election night.