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Calls to Action on Race

As Central Oregon’s diversity increases, are local schools doing enough to address racist incidents among students and staff?

During the 2017-18 school year, Bend-La Pine Schools’ student population was 82 percent white, according to Oregon Department of Education statistics, making the non-white student population roughly 18 percent. Compare that to the 1997-98 school year, when the district had a “minority population” of 4.3 percent, and it’s clear demographics are changing. With 18,064 students, […]

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Another Visit to A Texas Detention Facility for Sen. Merkley

Oregon’s senator wants to shut down Trump’s “children’s prison”

Last weekend, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) made another trip to Texas, in an attempt to shine a light on the treatment of immigrant children and their families. Merkley said in a press release that he stopped in Tornillo, Texasโ€”the site of the largest of the child detention facilities. Merkley said the tent camp now holds […]

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