Angela Bonilla, the president of the Portland Association of Teachers, slammed the order as slapdash and politically motivated.

A school’s “utilization” shows the district what buildings it has space in, and where it’s over capacity.

The unanimous string of endorsements for Brim-Edwards are notable because county chairs past have had at best delicate, and at worst tumultuous, relationships with Multnomah County’s mayors.

The furlough days are just the latest blow to many PPS families, who must each year navigate a complex calendar where only 18 of the 37 school weeks are full ones.

The hope is that the park could set the tone for the OMSI District’s broader development goals—think native plans extending up from the riverbed, for example.

Oregon ranks among the most regressive states in education funding distribution between high poverty and low poverty schools.

In an April 2 endorsement interview, WW’s editorial board asked state Sen. Janeen Sollman why she thought those unions had chosen to try and unseat her with Myrna Muñoz in the primary.

The costs saved from furlough days the district’s union partners opted to take are foundational in helping PPS patch a $22.5 million budget hole it found itself in midyear.

Portland Community College’s largest union, the Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals, reached a tentative agreement with the college’s management to end a weeks-long strike late Monday night.

The district has cited Right to Return as a way to help fill Jefferson High School. But the number of applicants remains low.