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Buckle Up, Parents. It's Summer Vacation.
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (237+ words) When school bells rang last Friday dismissing Portland Public Schools students for the summer, thousands of children trashed their workbooks and ran into the ecstasy of June, July and August. For those of us with school-age children, it marked something…...
Portland Association of Teachers Says Educator Layoffs Violate Contract
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (262+ words) The Portland Association of Teachers on June 8 filed a class action grievance against Portland Public Schools, for what it says are at least 77 educator layoffs for the upcoming school year that "blatantly violate collectively bargained layoff procedures." Specifically, Rachel Gumpert,…...
PPS Board Will Weigh Renaming Several Schools, Including Jefferson High School and C'sar Ch'vez K-8
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (245+ words) The Portland School Board will consider a resolution on Tuesday that would direct superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong to begin renaming processes for four schools, including Jefferson High School and C'sar Ch'vez K-8. "Because the impact of renaming an existing school or…...
Multnomah County Looks to Cut Nine SUN Schools. Here's What That Would Mean at Creston Elementary.
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (720+ words) On a muggy May afternoon in Creston Elementary School's cafeteria, no one is quite as busy as Bridgitte Lynch. Lynch, the site manager for the Schools Uniting Neighborhoods community schools program at Creston, rushes in and out of the cafeteria…...
Reynolds High School Speech Team Qualifies for National Tournament'and Now Needs the Fare
1+ week, 3+ day ago (605+ words) It's Kristine Keang's first year on the Reynolds High School Speech and Debate team, but that hasn't stopped her from dominating her inaugural season. Together, Keang, a senior, and Reynolds freshman Kueh Dee have qualified for a spot at the…...
Midyear Assessments at PPS Show Progress in Reading and Slide in Math
1+ week, 6+ day ago (426+ words) Data from Portland Public Schools" winter benchmark assessments show signs of growth in reading, but a slight slide in math proficiency among the district"s student body in grades 38. The district tests students at different points during the school year…...
Some on Portland School Board Express Distaste for District's Emerging AI Agenda
2+ week, 1+ day ago (571+ words) Three members of the Portland School Board recently expressed skepticism about the early exploration the district has conducted into using artificial intelligence in the classroom. They voiced those reservations at a May 14 committee meeting where Portland Public Schools officials presented…...
Commissioners Dismiss Pushback Over Proposed Ban on Needle Distribution Near Schools
2+ week, 4+ day ago (393+ words) Multnomah County commissioners appeared unfazed by public comments opposing a proposed ordinance that would ban mobile syringe service programs from operating within 1, 000 feet of K-12 schools at the ordinance's first reading on Thursday. Commissioners Julia Brim-Edwards and Meghan Moyer are co-sponsoring…...
Preschool for All Receives More Than 6, 000 Applications to Fill 7, 100 Seats
2+ week, 5+ day ago (472+ words) Preschool for All currently has more provider seats than it has student applicants, Multnomah County announced Thursday. That means that while the county will have a seat for every student who's applied, it will need 1, 000 more to match the provider…...
In Lawsuit, Professor in "I Am Hamas" Video Alleges University's Own Internal Investigation Exonerated Her
2+ week, 5+ day ago (585+ words) The Portland State University professor caught on video in June 2025 saying, "I am Hamas, We are all Hamas," was one of 12 tenured faculty who received a layoff notice last week, and is suing the college for retaliation and discrimination. In…...