Schools

Candidates for the Oregon Legislature give their diagnosis.

Top district officials took issue with the audit’s scope and findings, with PPS’ senior chief of operations disputing “the tenor of the report’s narrative and frequent implication of impropriety.”

At a Tuesday meeting, the seven members of the School Board faced the reality that, for many Portlanders, the school closure pill won’t go down easily.

Portland Public Schools has released two school closure scenarios. Under one scenario, the district would shutter 14 schools. Under the other, it would shutter 11 schools.

Among several recommendations, the board will work to sharpen its understanding of its fiscal responsibilities, and hire an additional auditor with capital experience.

The conversation to approve the contract has had a lasting effect on the School Board’s dynamics. Since that night, its seven members have seemingly pushed on with open wounds.

Regulating screen time appears to be a top priority for the School Board’s seven members.

In two recommendations, Jennifer McGuirk suggests the county strengthen its seat allocation policies and improve the program’s waitlist.

With the beginning of fall comes a now familiar tune: Oregon students continue to post outcomes on the statewide assessment that continue to fall flat from pre-pandemic outcomes

The referral letter cites potential violations of two state laws that prohibit the use of a public position for financial gain.

Title I schools—which have a higher share of families receiving government assistance—have struggled to sustain the enrollment thresholds that the district says are required for robust programming.

Mike Rosen, the former board member behind the filing, says the School Board has shown “no sense of fiduciary responsibility” under Eddie Wang’s leadership.