Alder Elementary News Today

Portland's Station 31 is just down the street from Alder Elementary, where students in the school's dual immersion program are eager to learn all about firefighting.

An ambitious effort to overhaul the way that Oregon schools teach the state’s children to read is running up against the limitations of the state’s budget.

Five years ago, Renata Nichols was in a bind after a large supplier would no longer deliver milk to the school because her order was too small.

The grocery chain has raised more than $1 million over six years. The money is distributed to nonprofits that provide food to families in need.

Their mission has been to give out grants over a two-year period, to programs like ‘Families Connected" in Lane County that gives parental support to 300 families.