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Special education serves students with a wide variety of disabilities. Some need support in the classroom, and some need additional services outside of their classes. Special education teachers, students and parents are still trying to figure out how to make all of this work now that most Oregon students are starting school online.

The Salem Leadership Foundation has tapped into a network of community partners to fulfill the need for childcare in the Salem-Keizer area. The organization hopes to provide 40 to 50 sites throughout the area to give students a space to access WiFi and other extracurricular activities while schools are closed and distance learning takes place. We'll be speaking to Zyanya Aguilar-Nelson and Jonathan Patterson who have been helping organize these efforts.

Educators say they are working hard to make school an equitable experience for all. But they’re confronting challenges with addressing language barriers, spotty internet connections and the needs of students with disabilities who relied on the routine of the school day.

Klamath River tribes have been advocating for the removal of four large dams along the river for nearly 20 years. The tribes, the company that owns the dams and other stakeholders had struck a deal to remove them in 2022. But that deal may be in jeopardy because of a decision by federal regulators in July.

The Oregon Department of Education temporarily relaxed COVID-19 standards for schools, making it easier for some schools to return to in-person learning. We hear from ODE director Colt Gill.

As a deaf person, Rebecca Knill is anti-noise and "neutral" on sound. She explains how technology allows her to hear what she wants to hear, and asks why our mindset about ability hasn't caught up.

Everything you need to know about the new NPR Student Podcast Challenge: College Edition

Reporter Ashley Ahearn spent more than a year talking to ranchers, conservationists, scientists, a tribal elder and the vice president of an energy company for her new podcast “Grouse.”

The Phoenix-Talent school district has already resumed distance learning, amid the chaos and destruction the Almeda fire left in its wake. Superintendent Brent Barry says about 30 percent of families lost their homes, which equates to 700 students.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is running for a second term, marking the first time in decades a Portland mayor has done so. He's challenged by Sarah Iannarone. And the race comes at pivotal time for the city: The coronavirus pandemic has radically altered the city’s budget, ongoing racial justice protests have raised questions about the city’s relationship with policing, and Portland has become a touchstone in the national election. We hear from Iannoarone and Wheeler about their visions for the city moving forward.