Elizabeth Miller
Oregon Public BroadcastingElizabeth Miller is a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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The lower-dose vaccine has received emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. -
Oregon education officials want to implement a new testing program to limit the amount of time students have to spend at home in quarantines. It鈥檚 facing some obstacles. -
Multiple schools are reporting multiple outbreaks. For example, North Bend Senior High School in Coos County has reported three active school outbreaks, adding up to a total of 26 cases between the outbreaks. In the Sept. 22 report, there was one outbreak listed with a total of 9 cases. -
School districts are working with county health departments to spread the word and increase vaccination rates. -
Does a standardized test really prove Oregon students can read, write, and do math? -
The Reynolds School District in Troutdale expects a large number of students to quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposures. -
Two of the districts are in Douglas County, which has the highest number of cases per 100,000 in the state. -
In statement after statement, some district leaders are lamenting the loss of 鈥渓ocal control鈥� to make decisions around health and safety for their districts. -
One school returned to last year's drive-in movie theater, while another hosted about 600 personal ceremonies. In New Orleans, families celebrated with a spontaneous second line parade. -
Oregon schools have received more new funding than they have in years. But costs are climbing too. And many funds are restricted and can only be spent in certain ways. -
As school case numbers continue to rise, state officials say transmission at school isn鈥檛 to blame. But with data lags and holes in testing, are we sure? -
As hybrid instruction continues across the state, distance learning continues.
