Schools

A bill granting striking workers unemployment benefits passed both chambers of Oregon’s legislatures on Thursday. It will now move to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk, where she’s expected to sign it.

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong is committing to one of the toughest tests for superintendents nationwide. Through the next year, she will begin conversations in the district around school closures.

Senate Bill 1098 would add extra protections to school library books at risk of removal.

Grant High School, the only 6A school in the state that doesn't have an athletic field with lights, is one step closer to getting some installed.

A surprising vote on the Oregon Senate floor Tuesday morning saw four Democrats join with Republicans to reject Senate Bill 916, the controversial bill that would have allowed striking workers to collect unemployment benefits after two weeks.

Gov. Tina Kotek’s first veto of the legislative session saw her break with Democrats on a bill that would have directed the Oregon Department of Education to conduct an audit on kindergarten assessments.

Ann Cudd, Portland State University’s president, released a statement on Friday condemning a faculty member for a video where the individual said “I am Hamas. We are all Hamas.”

A draft how the district will prioritize schools for seismic upgrades shows decisions will consider both data-driven measures of risk to buildings and equity factors.

Boosting enrollment at Jefferson could require sunsetting the high school's dual assignment zones, which currently allow students living in Jefferson's attendance areas to enroll at other schools.

One of this legislative session’s most hotly debated bills passed out of the house on Wednesday morning, now one step closer to becoming law.

A report Tuesday from the National Council on Teacher Quality rated Oregon “weak” in math instruction, particularly at the elementary levels.

Gov. Tina Kotek is asking the Legislature for $100 million more in grant funding for the early literacy initiative.

As an education accountability bill advances through the Legislature, lawmakers warn without proper implementation, it won't improve student outcomes.

The union’s victories are all the more notable since this was the first election since the teacher strike in fall 2023, which bitterly divided parents.

Chair Jessica Vega Pederson is changing course and on board with preserving the positions she tried to chop.