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When it comes to AI, hard questions about personal agency need to be asked

We must all show skepticism as consumers of AI. The less that we think about how it shapes our lives, the greater the chance we will become dependent and, in the process, lose our sense of agency.

Oregon students’ test scores in math, reading, science inch up, still below prepandemic levels

Results from the latest statewide assessment tests show student proficiency in reading, writing and math slowly inching up from pandemic lows.

How did your school perform? Search 2025-26 state assessment scores

Search the databases below to see how students at local schools in Bethel, Springfield and Eugene 4J school districts performed on last school year’s tests.

Eugene, Springfield schools see small test score growth across subjects, more test participation

Springfield Public Schools made the biggest average gains in math and English language arts ,and Eugene School District 4J took the cake for science gains. Eugene and Bethel significantly increased high school test participation.

As YMCA explores plans for Patterson St. facility, tennis players vent frustrations 

Longtime tennis players who have enjoyed the Y’s four indoor courts are feeling squeezed by competing visions of how best to use the space.