Education reporter at The @Oregonian, scientist’s wife, mother of twins, resisted Twitter for as long as I could. Opinions are my own. DMs are open.
Portland, Oregon
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For 10 yrs, OR has invested significantly (not surpassingly) in schools.
In the past 8 yrs, math/reading have tanked+enrollment has fallen off a cliff (pandemic+birth rate).
Is the answer more $? Maybe. But some say OR needs to fix HOW that $ is spent.
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Say it louder for the people in the back.
I'm not the best column writer, but wanted to get down some thoughts reflecting on the past six years of PIL football I've seen and how Wells, Lincoln and the whole league should be proud of where they're at and where they're continuing to go #opreps portlandpreps.com/pil-footba…
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Interesting new info at the @PPSConnect board meeting tonight via @DrKArmstrong:
Impactful news out of Portland Public Schools this evening:
oregonlive.com/education/202…
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At tonight's board mtg, a parade of folks lining up to testify about why @PPSConnect should not close their kids' schools. Fans of n'hood schools, small schools, focus option schools all having their say. One mom w/ a very point blank question: What will the community gain?
This is a preview of what the next few months will be like: People want to know why the district can't increase enrollment or redraw boundaries rather than closing and combining schools. More background on this here: oregonlive.com/education/202…
Important reporting from @Oregonian colleague @YeseniaAmaro. It may not be as high profile as last fall, but ICE arrests are on the rise in Oregon, and targeting growing numbers of those with no criminal record. oregonlive.com/politics/2026…
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Eep! Trying out an AMA on Reddit for tomorrow about The Undercount. Please chime in and ask questions so it doesn't feel like I'm throwing a party and no one is coming?
reddit.com/r/oregon/s/MWxy09…
If you need to catch up on The Undercount, the stories are here:
oregonlive.com/topic/the-und…
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The Undercount series finished w/ a long +wonky look at what is really needed in Oregon: Top to bottom reform of the school funding formula. As a palate cleanser, pls. accept this vid of adorbs Glenfair Elementary third graders on the last day of school
youtube.com/watch?v=0cMbFZEL…
And please read the final installment in the series!
oregonlive.com/education/202…
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A beautiful tribute to a colleague gone far too soon. Zane Sparling's memory will be a blessing.
oregonlive.com/portland/2026…
TFW the story you've been head down on for months finally publishes..
Please read the first installment of The Undercount, which at its core is a/b Oregon's bonkers+aging school funding formula and its impact on the state's poorest students. 🎁link ⤵️
oregonlive.com/education/202…
At Lincoln HS tonight for a packed forum on school funding. Why is this the hottest ticket in town? Because it features State Sen. Kate Lieber+ Rep. Tawna Sanchez, who chair the Joint Ways+Means Committee -- actually state budget decision makers, facing the firing squad.
Say what you will a/b the @PPSConnect school board, but they pulled off a leadership election tonight with a remarkable amount of comity. Maybe the Portland City Council should take some notes? cc: @shanedkavanaugh.
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I will bring the🍿to the Nov. 19 hearing at the OR legislature's joint committee on Public Education Appropriations on this bombshell new report:
oregonlive.com/education/202…
Made my O-Line son a personalized Wordle in honor of tonight’s big game. The clue was “Friday Night Lights.” He got it in 4!
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When you've read all the protest news from Portland today, take a minute to dive into the proposed major changes for attendance zones at PPS high schools in N/NE Portland:
oregonlive.com/education/202…
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Genuinely do feel like NYT trying to send Portland a message.
Strands #582
“In for the evening”
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My colleague @hborrud is out today with a banger of a story on the Oregon families who are stuck waiting for years while @ORDeptEd drags out investigations into their claims of discrimination against their school districts: (🎁'd link)
oregonlive.com/education/202…
NYT Strands with a message for Portland today? Or coincidence?
Strands #581
“Don't take the bait”
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All eyes are on the ICE building in PDX. What is happening there is important.
But the annual release of test score data from ODE matters too, for the future of Oregon's children, the health of its public school system+the state's economy. 🧵
🎁'd link:
oregonlive.com/education/202…
Key takeaways:
🍎At this pace, it could be a decade+ before OR kids return to pre-pandemic math/ELA skill levels...which weren't all that great to begin with.
🍎Leaders say the problem is urgent. Yet key provisions of @GovTinaKotek's accountability bill don't kick in until 2029.