Oregonian Ed Team

Portland Public Schools narrows superintendent search to 3 finalists

After a national search, the Portland Public Schools board has narrowed its hunt for the next superintendent to three finalists, each of whom will come to Portland next week for a gauntlet of...

2 Oregon students tapped as Presidential Scholars

Stella Wang from Jesuit High in Beaverton and Richard Chen from Crescent Valley High l in Corvallis are the two Oregon students chosen by a White House commission as US Presidential Scholars

For Grant High School, a big win at national civics competition

After months of preparation covering the ideas, arcana and interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, the We the People national civics trophy came home to Grant High..

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Portland’s Saturday Market celebrates 50th year

Shoppers clogged the paths between booths to browse hand crafted, artisan good from across Portland and beyond Saturday as the downtown Saturday Market celebrated its 50th grand opening.

First day of Portland Public Schools’ holiday make-up week goes smoothly, district says

About 558 teachers were absent on Monday and the district secured 481 substitutes to fill in for them.

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero will resign after 6 ½ years

The first Latino superintendent in district history, he informed the school board and senior leaders of his decision Monday morning.

Tentative deal on Portland teacher contract means students return to school Monday

A final sticking point – an additional $4 million in raises – was resolved in favor of teachers.

Big class sizes a sticking point in Portland teacher strike: See which elementary schools have...

Portland elementary schools’ share of super-sizes classes varies widely, from more than 60% of classes at two citywide magnet schools to none at 21 of the district’s 58 schools that include element...

Demolish historically Black Jefferson High’s iconic facade to save the school’s very existence,...

Jefferson High School’s historic 1909 building, including its landmark brick facade, could be destined for demolition.

Portland teacher strike, latest in a West Coast wave, likely to impact dozens of Oregon districts

The Portland Public Schools strike is the latest in a wave of educator labor actions in progressive cities up and down the West Coast. Other Oregon school districts and teachers unions are watching...

University of Oregon announces sustainable textile facility near new Portland campus

The facility could attract other research and development offices.

Portland Public Schools eyes a new site for hemmed-in Cleveland High School

Portland Public Schools is eyeing the Fred Meyer corporate headquarters just off Powell Boulevard in Southeast Portland as a potential future location for Cleveland High School.

Finding my inspiration in our nation’s capital: Youth Voices

Despite setting herself on an ambitious academic path, Cleveland High student Ming Kim wasn’t drawn to any particular university until a trip to Washington, D.C. this spring.

Student ability to afford college in Oregon improved during the pandemic, state finds

Between 2019 and 2021, the share of college and university students who could not afford the cost of attendance dropped nearly 10%.

More than 164,000 Oregonians received false notice of state financial aid

An email intended for 14 people accidentally alerted thousands that they had been approved to renew an Oregon Promise grant.

Oregon’s chronic absenteeism rate 1 of nation’s most alarming

A new data analysis shows that Oregon had the fourth highest rate of absenteeism of any state, with 36.1% of students missing 10% or more of the school year.

Beaverton’s lesson plan on opioids could soon be a model for schools nationwide

Congress member Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, plans to introduce legislation to create a pilot program for schools to develop fentanyl-oriented prevention-education programs modeled upon one used in...