Oregon youth ages 1 to 18 can receive free summer meals at schools, libraries, parks and community centers as the Summer Food Service Program begins for the season. Nearly 700 sites across Oregon are participating in the summer meals program, including Talent and Ashland.
In Ashland School District Superintendent Joseph Hattrick’s first keynote address to students during an Ashland High School graduation, he drew on personal experiences to motivate graduates to be their most authentic selves. Hattrick, who identifies as gay, admitted he himself hasn’t always been able to hold true to this standard.
Ashland High School is one of the top high schools in Oregon for completing the Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA), according to a report issued by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, and a group of Ashland rotarians wanted to make much of the news, creating a scholarship in honor a school official they believe has helped students achieve scholarship success.
They cheered, they danced, they celebrated their way through high school, all while showing resilience, kindness and adaptability. That’s how Ashland High School Principal Benjamin Bell will remember the Class of 2025 as he reflected on the past school year with 208 Ashland High School graduates on the Butler Bandshell stage during the graduation ceremony on Friday, June 6.
After one of the most contested Ashland School Board races in recent history, voters in the May 20 special election had their say, selecting two newcomers to the board and voting to keep an incumbent.
Jackson County voters have spoken at the ballot box.
Nadia McGrady proposed ideas such as a ‘screen-free week’ and a citywide talent show By Holly Dillemuth, Ashland.news If Bellview Elementary fifth-grader Nadia McGrady was mayor of Ashland, she knows
Book bags provided by Friends of the Ashland Public Library were given to all students with their favorite books inside, personalized just for them, as well as special gifts donated by community partners.
Eight candidates for the Ashland school board shared more common ground than differences at a forum held Sunday at Ashland High School.
The U.S. Department of Education is rescinding nearly $3.5 million in funds already appropriated by Congress to improve Oregon students’ literacy and math skills. The five programs that are directly affected focus on providing training and resources and creating professional networks for educators.
The Oregon Legislature is meeting this week to consider some major cuts to current spending levels as a large revenue deficit looms. That’s because the state’s tax code automatically replicates new federal tax cuts, including ones passed by Congressional Republicans this summer that will reduce state revenue
Michael O’Looney: Trump and the Texas Legislature are responsible for a partisan power grab that has unleashed bitterness and partisan vindictiveness, all in an effort to subvert an electoral system for partisan ends.
Councilor Bob Kaplan: While the cost of delivering kilowatt-hours to our homes has risen, Ashland Electric has been able to hold our rates steady with just one increase of 5.1% in 2021. I’m sorry to say we’re due for an increase, but fortunately it’s not likely to match recent increases elsewhere.
An estimate for the cost to abate asbestos found in the shuttered Lincoln School recently should be available as early as sometime this week, according to Steve Mitzel, operations director for Ashland School District. The cost to remove asbestos would be separate from the as yet-unknown cost for structural repair.
“We are still here” was the theme for Saturday’s Native American Heritage Celebration at Southern Oregon University, hosted by the SOU Native American Student Union (NASU) and SOU Native Nations Liaison Kenwanicahee (Kenwani) Kravitz (Madesi Bandi, Pit River Nation Winnemem, Nomtipom and Nomsus Bands Northern Wintu).
As Oregon lawmakers stare down a deficit of at least $373 million over the next two years — and brace for the possibility of a bigger shortfall in the state’s next quarterly revenue — they asked state agencies to create lists of ways to cut 5% of their approved budgets.
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