The Lane Education Service District Board of Directors has named Dr. Tenneal Wetherell as its next superintendent.

The Lane Community College Board of Education wants more time and public input on proposed program cuts.

Enrollment in Oregon’s virtual schools now makes up 5% of public school enrollment in the state, yet dropout rates remain high and graduation rates remain low.

Shark scientists gathered at Oregon State University's Glady Valley Marine Science Building on the Hatfield campus in Newport to share research about shark species found on the west coast at the Northeast Pacific Shark Symposium.

Student volunteers recently helped plant roughly 1,200 new willow trees along Shotpouch Creek outside Philomath as part of a yearslong restoration project.

On this edition we talk with Eugene Ballet choreographer Suzanne Haag, who's created a new show - Petrushka: An AI Ballet which pushes the boundaries of human dance. Then, we talk with KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White about the latest brutal budget cuts coming to Eugene 4J schools.

Eugene 4J School District has pushed back its next public budget meeting from the end of March to April 8. Springfield, which is also facing a deficit, will hold budget discussions in late March and early April.

Siletz Valley School could close in June for not complying with its charter agreement.

Eugene 4J School District leaders say they may need to cut an additional $10 million to $20 million from next year’s budget in order to close a far larger than anticipated shortfall.

Lane Community College leaders estimated in a meeting Wednesday that they’ll need to eliminate 20.5 positions and cut two academic programs to balance next year’s budget.