Sext Crimes: Facebook Group Emerges to Support Brown

News In response to last week’s cover story, “Sext Crimes,” WW readers have formed a Facebook gr... More

Thursday, December 9, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

Sext Crimes: Facebook Group Emerges to Support Brown

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In response to last week's cover story, "Sext Crimes," WW readers have formed a Facebook group to raise mone... More

Thursday, December 9, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

City Hall: Economic Forecast Predicts Potential Deficits

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City officials released Portland's five-year economic forecast [PDF] this morning as expect... More

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

Never Mind

Details of a business study Mayor Sam Adams rejected.

News A new study of Portland’s business climate shows the “City That Works” might deserve another, less laudatory nickname. But rather than let Portland become the “City of Meh,&rdq ... More

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 BETH SLOVIC

Learning While Latino: Feds Accept Discrimination Complaint Against PPS

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Federal civil rights officials have told Portland Public Schools there could be an investigation into an incident at Buckman Elementary School thi... More

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

PPS to Seek Construction Bond AND Local-Option Levy on May Ballot?

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Portland Public Schools' $548 million construction bond may not be the only tax measure for Portland schools on the May 2011 ballot.

Accor... More

Monday, December 6, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

Study: Gay Teens More Likely to Face Stricter Punishments

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Gay teens, particularly young lesbians, are more likely than their straight peers to get expelled from school, arrested and convicted of adult crimes, according to a new study published in More

Monday, December 6, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

Two Education Policy Forums of Note Next Week

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Jefferson High School hosts two forums on the challenges of public education next week.

The first forum, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, will cover recent changes in how the Seattle public school district evaluates teacher performance. Hosted by Stand ... More

Sunday, December 5, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

Portland Public Schools Director on Paid Administrative Leave

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Three days after members of the Portland School Board issued one of their harshest assessments ever of a district program, the director of tha... More

Friday, December 3, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

City Hall: Five-Year Budget Forecast Expected Next Week

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City officials will present Portland's five-year general fund forecast to City Council members next week.

Until then, Mayor Sam Adams' budget memo [PDF] from November offe... More

Thursday, December 2, 2010 by BETH SLOVIC

Top Articles from BETH SLOVIC

Strange Wu
Why did Congressman David Wu think staffers “threatened to shut down his campaign”? Asleep At The Wheel
David Wu totaled a parked car in 2010 and blamed it on his hectic travel schedule. Wu’s World
Police reports detail one set of problems in the congressman’s marriage. Sext Crimes
Oregon has a name for teens who take dirty photos with their cell phones: Child Pornographer. Hiding In America
For a child of illegal immigrants, life remains in the shadows. Six And The City
The bold and the bizarre among the concepts to redevelop a key site. Hose Festival
The City Auditor says spending on unrelated programs may be soaking water and sewer ratepayers. Cheerless
The real reason Lincoln High no longer has spirit. Trial By Facebook
When Lewis&Clark students decided to warn others about Morgan Shaw-Fox, they didn’t go to the authorities—they went to their computers. Kicked To The Curb
Why green Portland doesn’t recycle food waste citywide yet.

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