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Here’s Where Every PPS Board Member Stands on School Closures
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.
Portland School Board Approves Contract Extension for Its Superintendent
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.
Portland School Board Will Weigh Contract Extension for Its Superintendent That Includes a Raise
The pay increase largely comes in the form of a retention incentive that starts in June 2028.
As Blazes Raged Across Eastern Oregon, Some Schools Became Fire Camps
At Grant School District in John Day, a fire camp ran close to the first day of school.
PPS Model Shows District Must Close 15 Elementary Schools to Reach Robust Enrollment Thresholds
Two charts show why Portland Public Schools now anticipates closing more schools than it did in the spring.
PPS Superintendent Says District Could Close Up to 20 Schools
The number is higher than a previous estimate. Consolidations will be a defining conversation for the district in fall.
Latest PPS Enrollment Forecasts Indicate Trouble Is Coming for Its Upper Grades
The peak of PPS’s high school enrollment seems to have come and gone.
County Commissioners Are on Track to Delay Scheduled Tax Increase for Preschool for All
Commissioners have already delayed the tax increase once before.
PSU Forecasts Multnomah County Could Lose More Than 17,000 School-Aged Children in the Next Decade
New population forecasts from Portland State University indicate Multnomah County will lose 17,474 children between the ages of 5 and 18 in the next decade.
Union Report Finds Oregon’s Universities Hired Administrators as Instructional and Classified Staff Lagged
Melissa Unger, the executive director of SEIU 503, says the report is meant to flag the dissonance between universities’ financial turmoil and their spending choices.
Conservative Legal Group Challenges Two Local Higher Education Institutions Over Some Scholarships and Programs
Lewis & Clark College and Oregon Health & Science University faced complaints this spring over scholarships and programs that considered race and ethnicity.
Regular Attendance at Oregon Schools Jumped by 7,000 Students This Past School Year
The state still has far to climb just to reach the national average.