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Portland Public Schools Closes Doors May 8 Because Teachers Union Plans to Walk Out Over School Funding

Statewide walk out by teacher unions will close the school district for the day.

Portland Association of Teachers PAC Makes a Quick Endorsement in the Race for School Board

PAT endorsements for Michelle DePass, a staffer at the Housing Bureau; pastor Eilidh Lowery as well as incubment Amy Kohnstamm.

Portland School Board Member Paul Anthony Won’t Run for Reelection

He’s the third of four board member to opt against running for reelection in June.

Murmurs: Russell Courtier Guilty of Murder and Hate Crime in Death of Larnell Bruce, Jr.

In other news: Ted Wheeler splits with his political consultant.

Big Churn Approaches in Portland School Board Elections

A former Portland budget chief is in the running.

Multnomah County GOP Chairman Sues Portland Public Schools Over Gun Control Protests

The lawsuit alleges Portland Public Schools violated parents’ and students’ First Amendment rights to advance the district officials’ political agenda.

Portland Public Schools Parents Wage War as International Travel for Students May Get Its Wings Clipped

The decision reveals long-simmering tensions at many schools with dual language programs over the extra resources such programs receive.

Former Beaverton Officer Comments on Role of Police in Schools and Gives His Account of Alleged Use of Force Over Stolen Calculator

Andrew Halbert, the school resource officer stationed at Southridge in 2010, and the officer who carried out the warrant to search McKelvey’s house, agrees that examining the role of cops in schools is important. But he says he “disagrees with [McKelvey’s] characterization of what happened.”

For Decades, Artists and Students at a Portland Elementary School Created Murals. Now the Principal Wants to Paint Over Them.

The debate places Glencoe Elementary in a national conversation about public art that ranges from edgy graffiti to Confederate monuments.

Former Roosevelt High School Football Coach on Paid Leave as Portland Public Schools Investigates a New Claim

Kennybrew was given a letter of reprimand after an investigation into whether he sexually harassed colleagues. There’s a new issue under investigation.

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