Schools
Portland State University’s Faculty Union Ratifies New Contract
More than 95% of members in Portland State University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors voted to ratify a new contract with the university on Tuesday.
Portland School Board Approves New Pay Range for Senior Administrators
The move to pay some of the district’s top officials more comes as PPS faces a $40 million budget deficit in the upcoming year.
PPS Superintendent’s Proposed 2025–26 Budget Reduces 242 Positions
PPS's latest budget draft comes after months of discussion, and will cut $17 million from central services and administration, and $23 million from school-based budgets.
Six Historically Displaced Students Applied to Transfer Back Into PPS
A Portland Public Schools initiative to bring students living in outer East Portland back to schools in North and Northeast saw almost no applications this academic year.
Oregon’s Short School Years Worsen Effects of Chronic Absenteeism
Short school years and high rates of chronic absenteeism in Oregon amplify each other in a new analysis.
Why Herman Greene Supports the School Bond but Questions Its Spending
Greene has repeatedly questioned why Portland must spend nearly half a billion dollars to overhaul a single high school. But he's endorsing the bond.
Benson Tech Show Spotlights Career Technical Education in New Building
As career technical education becomes a more popular postsecondary path, students and teachers at Benson shared their projects at the 102nd Tech Show.
As Oregon Pushes Back Against a Federal K–12 Education Order, What Does It Stand to Lose?
Oregon's pushing back on a Trump administration attempt to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion. If the state loses federal K-12 funding, a new tool shows what that might affect.
Portland School Board Members Are Still Debating the Bond’s Contents
Two weeks before a bond goes to voters, Portland School Board members are fighting about its contents.
Self Enhancement Inc. Launches Education Co-Op for Programming Across County
Self Enhancement Inc.'s Education Co-Op will distribute $2.5 million in grants yearly to education programming in Multnomah County.
Oregon Attorney General Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Get Back Federal Education Dollars
Dan Rayfield joined 15 states and the Pennsylvania governor in an effort to win back suspended COVID-era recovery dollars.
Kotek and Oregon Education Officials Defy White House Order to Defund DEI in Schools
The Oregon Department of Education is pushing back against an April 3 federal order for states to scrap DEI programs, else risk losing federal funding.
If Trump Stripped Oregon of Key Instructional Programs, Why Isn’t the State Fighting Back?
If Trump stripped Oregon of key reading and math programs, why isn’t the state fighting back?
County Auditor Finds Preschool for All Faces Multiple Risks to Expansion
A widely-anticipated audit of Preschool for All raised concerns about the program's expansion.
Preschool for All Had $485 Million Left in Its Coffers After Fiscal Year 2024
Multnomah County’s Preschool for All, which seeks to guarantee tuition-free child care to every preschooler in the county by 2030, reported another year of dramatically underspending its budget.