A handful of members of the School Board were more cautious about proceeding with closures after hearing the scale at which they might need to occur. Most gave the green light to go forward.

The majority of the School Board, who approved the contract by a 5-2 vote, said that the new contract would bring Armstrong closer to superintendents of other comparable school districts nationwide.

The pay increase largely comes in the form of a retention incentive that starts in June 2028.

A campaign finance watchdog alleges Sharon Meieran skirted county campaign finance limits when a political action committee she directs funded her plan for county chair.

At Grant School District in John Day, a fire camp ran close to the first day of school.

Two charts show why Portland Public Schools now anticipates closing more schools than it did in the spring.

The number is higher than a previous estimate. Consolidations will be a defining conversation for the district in fall.

The biggest union to throw its weight behind Singleton in the race thus far appears to be Service Employees International Union Oregon. But the large union’s endorsement of Singleton comes with a catch.

The peak of PPS’s high school enrollment seems to have come and gone.

AFSCME Local 88’s endorsement is the latest and perhaps most significant union endorsement for Brim-Edwards in her bid for Multnomah County chair.