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Plan to redraw Portland high school boundaries moves forward in emotional vote
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (726+ words) Portland Public School Board members signed off Tuesday on a sweeping plan to revamp high school attendance zones across North and Northeast Portland, starting in fall 2027. The change will bolster enrollment at North Portland's Jefferson High School, and sunset a…...
Oregon’s classroom hours among lowest in nation, experts tell lawmakers
23+ hour, 11+ min ago (393+ words) Oregon students spend less time in class than their peers in almost any other state and research demonstrates that has a direct impact on their overall academic performance, a national expert told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday. "Based on a…...
Why Tho? Is my grandson’s job interview outfit disrespectful?
1+ day, 24+ min ago (379+ words) Appreciate your advice on this issue. Well, it's official. I'm old. Because'I think you're right (and also I just zoomed in so I could see the words I was typing more clearly). It may not be "right," but the truth…...
New rules could change how Oregon schools respond if ICE agents show up
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (314+ words) Oregon school districts could be required to expand their policies on what to do should federal immigration agents come onto school grounds, under a draft bill that is expected to be taken up during the upcoming legislative session next month....
Dear Annie: Are we pushing kids into choosing careers too early?
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (259+ words) This column originally ran in 2023. Dear Annie: Kids today are pushed too early to make career decisions. The first two years of college are a good time to take different courses to see where one's interest lies. A major can…...
Largely self taught, this University of Portland student has been chosen to help protect human health
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (472+ words) Anna Singley grew up in part on her grandfather's corn and soybean farm in rural Illinois, and she knew from a young age how to do hard physical work. But, with her grandfather's strong encouragement, she dove into working harder…...
Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working
1+ week, 6+ day ago (708+ words) The seventh graders in Maddie Hines" project-based math class in North Portland are learning all about how to run sophisticated experiments where they come up with a hypothesis, test it out using the mathematics they"ve learned in class and…...
Opinion: State’s focus on ‘accountability’ won’t fix underfunded schools
2+ week, 3+ day ago (235+ words) Frank Caropelo, Jeffrey Fuller and Esper Farmer Caropelo is superintendent of Reynolds School District. Fuller is president of Reynolds Education Association. Farmer is president of Oregon School Employees Association, Chapter 37. A recent news story highlighted allegations that the state is…...
In Beaverton schools, tracking absenteeism — and the impacts of the immigration crackdown — in real time
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1063+ words) Standing in the pouring rain this month amid other high schoolers who walked out of class to protest increased immigration arrests, Beaverton 10th grader Sasha Alvarez said it's become uncomfortably common for her classmates to be at school one day and…...
Damaging winds bring down powerlines, trees early Wednesday, closing or delaying some Oregon schools
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (150+ words) High winds blew through western Oregon early Wednesday bringing down power lines, limbs and trees across the region resulting in widespread power outages. Many of the closed schools were along the Oregon coast and in the foothills of the Cascades....