How Salem-Keizer Public Schools spent its first year of Student Investment Account money

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The district had plans to use nearly $40 million in funding to hire, in part, about 230 new positions in Salem-Keizer.

But then COVID happened. Schools shut down. Remote learning began. The district faced staffing shortages and technological pitfalls. And the anticipated allocation for the district dropped from $36 million to $11 million.

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Published by Natalie Pate

Natalie Pate is a journalist and author based in Salem, Oregon. She has written about education and other topics throughout the Pacific Northwest for more than eight years. She is originally from Colorado and earned her B.A. in Politics and French from Willamette University.

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