Medford, Ore. — In the Medford School District alone, more than 600 students are considered migrant, meaning they have moved at some point during their schooling because their families are looking for agricultural or seasonal work. Those moves can often cause ...
Medford, Ore. — Oregon is identifying and supporting homeless students better than any other state in the nation. That’s according to a new report by the Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness. The news is encouraging for organizations like Maslow Project, ...
Salem, Ore.- Oregon’s House approved legislation Wednesday to ban the practice of “lunch shaming” in schools. HB 3454 is modeled after similar laws adopted in other states that are meant to prevent students from being publicly embarrassed when their parents ...
Grants Pass, Ore.- Do you ever feel like you have your head in the clouds? Balloon meister Bob Raper does. He’s been a balloon pilot for 20 years. “I’ve been actively flying commercial balloons since 1995,” he said. And he ...
Medford, Ore., –“JJ is one of my daughter’s really good friends, he’s like a son to me.” Those are the words Rhonda Coppedge used to describe James Peters, a 19-year-old involved in a serious car crash over the weekend. “He ...
Medford, Ore. — A portion of the Bear Creek Greenway got a little facelift Wednesday afternoon. Students, staff and families from Logos Charter School spent several hours cleaning it up. They call it their spring cleanup. Today they spent four hours ...
Medford, Ore. — NBC5 News is partnering with Access to start a community discussion, and bring you an in-depth look into the lives of people who are homeless, have been homeless, or who are very close to it. In ...
DARIEN, Illinois – Experts say school days that begin early for teenagers can be linked to car accidents, depression and poor academic performance. USA TODAY reports sleep researchers found as teenagers enter puberty, their sleep tends to start later in ...
Grants Pass, Ore., — Grants Pass has some visitors from Russia this month. It’s part of their sister city program. Rubtsovsk, is in Russia near Sibera. Today the group of high school students sat in on a Grants Pass City ...
Medford, Ore., — “I’ve never seen a full eclipse of the sun so it is once in a lifetime.” A total solar eclipse this coming summer has a group of students and mentors at North Medford High School reaching new ...