When people rose up a year ago against the murder of George Floyd and other Black Americans
killed by police, it reignited a racial justice movement in Oregon and across the world with calls for change in every corner of our communities.
Schools were specifically challenged for perpetuating racism through whitewashed and incomplete histories and were called on to play a new role: to teach the next generation to be anti-racist.
Many local schools during the protests acknowledged the continued presence of racism and pledged against it, saying they would “do the work” to confront it in schools and listen more to their students of color. But a year later, with few exceptions, many changes have only appeared in long-term policy reviews or promises without immediate change, causing some to wonder whether they will follow through.
Lane County Special Election results: Ballot measures, contested races
Register-Guard
As of noon Tuesday, the Lane County voter turnout was 21.32%, with 58,032 ballots counted.
The first round of Lane County May 18 Special Election unofficial results were released a little after 8 p.m. Tuesday with 56,969 ballots counted in the first round.
The Register-Guard is updating results Tuesday night for the ballot measures and contested candidate races as they are released.
Measures
Yes votes: 534
As they say, all politics is local, and in Lane County, local politics gets heated when it’s school board elections.
The issues are huge in K-12 education racism and diversity, COVID, standardized testing and more. We are impressed by all the people willing to take on this tough and important duty. Good board members are simultaneously independent thinkers, willing to question how the board is voting and why, and yet also able to function effectively with other board members they may not always agree with to get things done.
It’s great when voters and candidates get fired up about the school board especially if it means positive changes for the kids. So knowing that Eugene and surrounding communities take their school boards seriously, our small editorial board Zoomed with as many candidates as we could, and sent surveys out to the ones who we either couldn’t squeeze in or who didn’t respond. Some candidates didn’t respond in time or at all.
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Elementary school students in Junction City heading back to school next week
The district said 30% of their staff will receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine this weekend.
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 12:03 AM
Posted By: Connor McCarthy
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. The Junction City School District said K through 5 will head back to the classroom for hybrid learning next week.
Starting on Monday, K through 4 students at Territorial Elementary school will be back in the classroom. Laural elementary and the 5th Grade Academy will begin on Wednesday. The delay for those students will allow more time for teachers and staff to prepare for in-person learning.