Murmurs: Black Women Now Lead Portland Fire and Police Bureaus

In other news: Portland school district says more housing improves outcomes.

Portland Public Schools Lobbies for Housing Bill to Support “Desegregation”

Teachers File Federal Lawsuit Saying the Oregon Education Association Prevented Them From Quitting the Union

An anti-union group and three public school teachers filed a new federal lawsuit against the Oregon Education Association.

During Election Season, Portland Public Schools Spends $59,000 on Mailer to Tell Portland Voters About Its Construction Bond

“‘Accountable to Voters’; my foot,” Kim Sordyl says. “PPS has yet to give us an honest message about the severe lowballing of the bond.”

Wilson High School’s Acting Principal Resigns Amid an Investigation Into Her Actions Inside an Evidence Room

WW asked Portland Public Schools if she was being investigated for taking narcotics from the high school’s evidence room.

There’s an Election May 21. Very Few Voters Have Turned in Their Ballots So Far.

Voter turn out for the May 21 election is very light so far.

Massive Teacher Walkout Demands Education Funding: “Oregon Schools Have Been Starved”

As the legislature considers a $2 billion tax package, students and teachers across Oregon marched in support of public school funding.

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