Articles from the March 4, 2008 edition

Updated Mar 4, 2008

The Sisters School District has a new Language Arts curriculum for grades K-5. The new course of study is published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. According to elementary school principal Jan Silberman, the new curriculum addresses varying levels of learning. "The curriculum makes it easier for teachers to accommodate for differing needs, so we really will be helping more kids succeed in reading," she said. The Oregon Department of Education requires school districts to re-adopt curriculum every seven years. "The state actually... Full story