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U.S. Department of Education Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Portland Public Schools’ Center for Black…
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating alleged violations of federal civil rights law by Portland Public Schools (PPS) that is offering certain programs exclusively to Black students.
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Oregon Legislators Push to Scrap School Funding Model After Years of Declining Performance and…
Oregon lawmakers are being asked to consider proposed new legislation to abolish the existing 27-year-old school district funding model in an effort to improve the state’s poor academic record.
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Portland Public Schools Braces for 288 Job Cuts as Enrollment Drops and a $50 Million Budget Gap…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A proposal to slash $50 million from the Portland Public Schools’ (PPS) budget could result in 288 jobs lost.
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PPS budget gap / planned reductions 2026 27
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Oregon Lawmakers Push to Scrap the 27-Year-Old School Funding Model Over Weak Student Outcomes
Some lawmakers are ‘sick and tired’ of pouring huge amounts of money into the Oregon education system, with little to no satisfying outcomes at the end of every school year. Instead, they propose a new and streamlined system to replace the…
Oregon Universities Warn They Could Burn Through Funds in Just a Few Years as Costs Soar and…
Oregon’s public universities are caught in a growing financial squeeze, with spending rising faster than revenue, a trajectory that could drain institutional reserves within three to five years.
The warning comes from a new report issued…
Oregon Students Spend Weeks Less in School Than the U.S. Average and It’s Crippling Test Scores
Oregon is the worst offender nationwide of chronic school absenteeism, which amplifies the negative effects reflected in its end-of-year exam outcomes.
The Average American High School Student Spends Between 35 and 47 More Days…
Oregon Didn’t Hit Its 2025 Workforce Readiness Goal but Student Enrollment Is Finally Rising
Enrollment at Oregon public universities and community colleges increased by 1.5% last year, raising optimism that educators will reach their goal of creating a more skilled and productive workforce to bolster state tax coffers.…
Oregon Rolls Out New School Rating System, But ODE May Be Too Short-Staffed To Make Them Work
The Oregon State Board of Education (OSBE) has begun the process of implementing Senate Bill 141 to create a new education accountability system.
The OSBE has approved a set of rules introducing statewide metrics that all 197 school…
Oregon Sees a Surge in Biliterate Students as Language Diversity Grows in Public Schools
Oregon educators continue to increase bi-literacy at schools, where students speak a total of 379 unique languages.
Since joining the State Seal of Bi-literacy (OSSB) program in 2016, Oregon has consistently increased the number of…
Mother, Daughter Wait 5 Years for Discrimination Ruling as Oregon Department of Education Delays…
The Oregon Department of Education (DOE) has this week been called upon by lawmakers to explain why the agency is unable to clear a backlog of school discrimination complaints.
This follows an investigation by journalists from the…