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Sami Edge

@sami_edge

Higher ed & politics reporter @Oregonian. Email me: [email protected] Previously: @IdahoEdNews, @thenewmexican, @dailyemerald

 Portland, OR
Joined February 2013
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Breaking from @maxoregonian: Appeals court allows Trump to deploy National Guard in Portland oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10…
Appeals court sides with Trump on troop deployment to Portland ICE building

Appeals court sides with Trump on troop deployment to Portland ICE building

Dissenting judge in 2-1 ruling urges review by larger contingent of 9th Circuit court.

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Wow! Truly honored to make the list for my story about declining college enrollment among young men in rural Oregon.
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One of my favorite @The74 perennials: the annual education journalism jealousy list. The stories we wish we'd written. And cats. Lots of cats. the74million.org/article/the…
The Jealousy List: 16 Education Articles We Wish We Had Written in 2024

The Jealousy List: 16 Education Articles We Wish We Had Written in 2024

The 74 staff’s annual compilation of education stories we felt were the most impactful over the last year.

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"Readers will finish the piece with a better understanding of social trends in parts of Oregon that might otherwise be overlooked, but they also gain a sense of the generational ambivalence toward higher education that has taken hold far beyond the Pacific Northwest."
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If you're waiting on pins and needles for the result of the @bynum4thewin v. @RepLCD race... keep waiting. The 5:30 update has the count holding at 47.6% Bynum, 45.2% LCD and lots of ballots left to be counted. #orpol oregonlive.com/politics/2024…
Oregon’s most closely watched race for Congress is too close to call

Oregon’s most closely watched race for Congress is too close to call

National parties have dumped tons of money and firepower into the race as they vie for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Please read the finale of our series on college-going, written by the brilliant @jrlsilverman!
Julia Silverman (@jrlsilverman) profile pictureJulia Silverman@jrlsilverman14 Jun 2024
It is fitting that our last story in our series on the decline in Oregon students choosing to go straight to college from high school ran today in @Oregonian, on the final day of this 2023-2024 school year, w/ stunning photos by @bethnakamura. 🧵 oregonlive.com/education/202…
Once, Oregon’s Black students went to college at higher rates than their white classmates. Not...

Once, Oregon’s Black students went to college at higher rates than their white classmates. Not...

Oregon has an established and growing network of programs to help Black teens find their way to higher education, but there are powerful outside forces at work, including spiraling college costs. Two...

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ICYMI, last Sunday we published a story about Lost River high, a tiny 1A school that does a remarkable job of helping students launch into higher ed. oregonlive.com/education/202…
Cultivating college-going: A low-income rural school in Oregon shines at propelling graduates into...

Cultivating college-going: A low-income rural school in Oregon shines at propelling graduates into...

Lost River Junior/Senior High, a tiny school south of Klamath Falls, routinely sends two-thirds of its graduating seniors onto postsecondary education.

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Here are some of its secrets: - All seniors apply to community college as a back up plan - Every day of senior year includes 50 minutes of class with a school counselor - Seniors prep binders full of resumes, transcripts, letters of rec they'll need for adulting
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I'm so happy to finally unveil a series of stories I've been chipping away at for the last six months + amazing photography by @bethnakamura. Oregon high school graduates are opting out of higher ed. That's a problem for equity and the economy. oregonlive.com/education/202…
Oregon’s college-going rates have fallen, risking equity, the state economy

Oregon’s college-going rates have fallen, risking equity, the state economy

Just 56% of graduates in the class of 2021 entered college shortly after high school, a nearly 10 percentage point drop over the last decade.

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In day two of our series, @jrlsilverman explored the experience of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, who have seen the steepest decline in college-going. Meet Parkrose's Ginofa Shirai: "sincere, stylish, sweet to his core." oregonlive.com/education/202…

For Oregon’s Pacific Islander students, college can feel far from possible

Amid financial scarcity, many Pacific Islander students have felt pressed to forgo college to enter the workforce.

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Aaaand here's the other donor disclosure we were waiting for today. #orpol oregonlive.com/politics/2024…
Michael Bloomberg among top donors to PAC supporting Maxine Dexter

Michael Bloomberg among top donors to PAC supporting Maxine Dexter

Three donors contributed most of the $1.4 million the group took in over April.

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If you've been eagerly awaiting some transparency around who is funding more than $3.2 million in attack ads against @SusheelaJayapal ... Prepare to be disappointed. #orpol oregonlive.com/politics/2024…
An opaque PAC spending big on attack ads in Portland congressional race releases much-anticipated...

An opaque PAC spending big on attack ads in Portland congressional race releases much-anticipated...

Voters for Responsive Government has spent $3.25 million against former Multnomah County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal.

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Kudos to @NikStreng who managed to both break and develop this story during a 12+ hour day of state track coverage. Do I count 7 stories on the @Oregonian website today? 💪
Nik Streng (@NikStreng) profile pictureNik Streng@NikStreng18 May 2024
NEW: Robert Key's attorney claims that West Linn High School parted ways with the longtime coach to appease racist parents that claimed there was "too many Black kids" on the team. The school district has denied this claim #opreps oregonlive.com/highschoolspo…
Former coach alleges West Linn bowed ‘to parent pressure that was racially motivated’

Former coach alleges West Linn bowed ‘to parent pressure that was racially motivated’

The West Linn-Wilsonville School District denied the allegations through a spokesperson.

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I've been delighted to talk to seniors around the state about their plans after high school for an @EdWriters supported project examining why fewer Oregon high school grads are entering college. oregonlive.com/education/202…
Fewer Oregon graduates are going to college. These seniors face big decisions

Fewer Oregon graduates are going to college. These seniors face big decisions

Waning college attendance is happening coast to coast, but Oregon has seen a starker decline than the nation overall.

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I've heard lots of anxiety about cost and student loan debt, horror stories about filling out the FAFSA this year and far more interest in trade schools and apprenticeships than I remember from my time in high school (long ago).
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Oregon lawmakers put lots of money into expanding mental health and substance abuse facilities this year. But who will staff them? My latest. oregonlive.com/politics/2024…
Oregon lawmakers allocated $85M to add mental health treatment beds, didn’t show same drive to...

Oregon lawmakers allocated $85M to add mental health treatment beds, didn’t show same drive to...

Wanted: Mental health and substance use specialists who hold a master's degree.

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A lawsuit contents state Rep. Christine Goodwin was never eligible to run for House District 4 and seeks to bar her from running for the Senate. Goodwin says it's an attack by supporters of her May primary opponent. oregonlive.com/politics/2024…

Voters seeking to keep Oregon lawmaker off May ballot put forth new evidence she may not live in...

Critics list a business license as evidence Christine Goodwin did not live in the district she represents.

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Well, Oregon's attempt to get rid of daylight saving time is done for this year. @lizzzyacker has the latest. #orpol oregonlive.com/politics/2024…
Oregon’s bid to end daylight saving time is dead for this year

Oregon’s bid to end daylight saving time is dead for this year

The clock, it seems, has run out on Oregon’s chance to switch to standard time for good.

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I'm so proud of the team of teen reporters who fanned out over the city to report this story. Go team Youth Voices!
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Portland teens say they support teachers but worry what Portland Public Schools strike means for their academic, social lives oregonlive.com/education/202…
Portland teens say they support teachers but worry what Portland Public Schools strike means for...

Portland teens say they support teachers but worry what Portland Public Schools strike means for...

Students say they want to support teachers who have reliably supported them. But as they neared the five-day mark out of the classroom, students said they are also bored, restless and nervous about...

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Rep @IamTravisNelson says he's not going to run for Earl Blumenauer's spot in congress. "I've got a lot of work left to do on behalf of the constituents in House District 44," he says. #orpol
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The "opportunity to break so many glass ceilings" is part of the reason Nelson considered a run. "Oregon, a state that once banned Black people has still not sent a Black person to congress. I hope that changes with Rep. Bynum, but it won't be me this time," he said.
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We're so glad to have you @Carlos_reports!
Carlos Fuentes (@Carlos_reports) profile pictureCarlos Fuentes@Carlos_reports6 Nov 2023
Today is my first day as a state politics and government reporter for @Oregonian. As a lifelong Oregonian, I grew up reading this paper and have long admired its commitment to diligent, ethical reporting.
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Well now... I learned new things about Oregon's beer history this week. This jingle might be stuck in my head forever. 🎶"The best country in the country and the country's best beer." 🎶 oregonlive.com/education/202…
Actor from Oregon TV history who played trooper in Blitz-Weinhard beer commercials dies at 95

Actor from Oregon TV history who played trooper in Blitz-Weinhard beer commercials dies at 95

Dick Curtis portrayed a trooper who stops a shipment of California beer from entering Oregon. “There’s no better beer than the beer from here,” the ad intoned.

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Had a lovely time learning more about the Colegio César Chávez and its lasting impact on Oregon's Latinx education advocates. We'll have a Spanish version of this story posting soon! oregonlive.com/education/202…
50 years later, a pioneering Chicano college in Oregon continues to inspire the fight for educati...

50 years later, a pioneering Chicano college in Oregon continues to inspire the fight for educati...

The Colegio César Chávez influenced a number of the Latino education advocates who continue to shape the state today.

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More than 750,000 incarcerated Americans regained access to federal Pell Grants today after three decades of being barred from accessing the scholarships. Advocates are hopeful it will spur a resurgence in college offerings inside Oregon prisons, but plenty of obstacles remain.
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Federal Pell Grants expand college classes, federal aid for inmates in Oregon, nationwide oregonlive.com/education/202…

Federal Pell Grants expand college classes, federal aid for inmates in Oregon, nationwide

Advocates hope the grants will prompt a resurgence in higher education inside Oregon's prisons.

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Just half of Oregon's 12 prisons offer in-person college classes. Applying for Pell can be an uphill battle for inmates who can't receive emails or fill out online forms. Students & advocates say higher ed needs to be seen as a priority - not a privilege - inside.
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I'm so excited for this new crew of writers! And thankful for our brilliant editors including @jrlsilverman.
Julia Silverman (@jrlsilverman) profile pictureJulia Silverman@jrlsilverman10 Jun 2023
Hanging out with the brilliant @sami_edge and the cadre of super-sharp high school journalists she has assembled for @Oregonian’s Youth Voices program is the *most* faith-rejuvenating way to spend a Saturday. I wish we could bottle this joy!
Image from Julia Silverman (@jrlsilverman)
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