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New Figures Show that Oregon’s Graduation Rate Is the Third Lowest in the Nation

Oregon’s graduation rates are the nations third worst.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Gives One Oregon High School a Brief and Muted Visit

Protesters say DeVos’ charter-school policies are a threat to success stories like McMinnville High. She says that’s bunk.

Oregon’s Largest Teachers Union Is About to Crush Former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s Last Remaining School Reform

Head of the Oregon Education Association Resigns Abruptly

On the eve of a ballot initiative campaign aimed at raising billions of dollars for schools, the man who led the state’s powerful teachers union for five years has resigned abruptly. Richard Sanders, executive director of the Oregon Education Association, announced his departure this week. The teachers union has been a driving force behind the Our Oregon … Continue reading Head of the Oregon Education Association Resigns Abruptly

Gov. Kate Brown Let Oregon Schoolchildren Skip Tests. Now She Wants More Kids To Take Them

Brown’s move pleased a longtime political ally, but she made it harder for state and local education officials to do their jobs, which include making sure students take the tests.

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Oregon Grew More Cannabis Than Customers Can Smoke. Now Shops and Farmers Are Left With Mountains of Unwanted Bud.

(Henry Cromett)

All the Cool "Secret" Portland-Area Spots People Don't Want You To Know About

As the Navy Christens a New Warship the USS Portland, Democratic Socialists Say It’s Warmongering

(Walker Stockly)

In 1984, the Rajneeshees Bused 3,000 Homeless People to Live in Their Oregon Compound. Our Reporter Was One of Them.

Every day, from 1:45 to 2:30, people lined up in the Oregon desert to watch Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh drive by in a Rolls-Royce. (WW archives)

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