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Portland Public Schools’ Officials Defend Proposed School Closures, Layoffs
Portland, OR – Layoffs are now on the table, along with the earlier proposed school closures, as Portland Public Schools wrestles with a $65-million-dollar budget deficit. At a Monday press conference, ahead of a Tuesday night school board meeting, Portland Public Schools’ Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong said as many as 450 FTE positions may be cut from the schools and the central office. About 223 positions would be teachers or school staff. “We always look at reductions furthest away from the classroom knowing that every single position that we have impacts what happens in the classroom, but we do start off with central office first,” Armstrong said.
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Admin determined to keep updated hall pass policy running despite some student frustration about impact on freedom
With a new school year often comes new policies. However, such developments can often be challenging for students and staff to adjust to. This school year, the McDaniel admin has solidified the new hall pass rule, which was initially introduced in the winter of the previous year by administration. The...
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Responses to 48 Questions From School Board Directors Regarding School Closures
As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our community informed, we have published responses to 48 questions submitted by the Salem-Keizer School Board of Directors regarding the district's school closure recommendation. We know decisions involving our school buildings directly impact students, families, staff, and neighborhoods across Salem and Keizer,...
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Oregon Families Fight to Keep Neighborhood Schools Open as Closure Plans Advance
Parents and students are organizing protests, challenging school boards and pressing elected officials to intervene as proposed closures threaten neighborhood schools in Portland, Salem-Keizer and Tigard-Tualatin. The three districts have announced plans that could close as many as 21 schools over the next several years, while two Corvallis campuses have already closed.
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The Beacon’s guide to trustworthy news
Do you get your news from Instagram reels, TikToks or Youtube shorts? Don’t worry — me too. Many college students get their news from social media. The upside is accessibility, but the downside is a potential lack of accountability. Having a trusted news source matters, so The Beacon...
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Portland's Under-5 Population Drops by a Third as Schools Face Closures
Portland has far fewer young children than it did just over a decade ago, and the ripple effects are already reshaping the city's school system. New census data released the week before publication shows the number of Portland children under 5 has declined by more than a third since 2010, a shift that poses challenges for the city's schools, public services and economy.
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Facing a $65 million deficit, Portland Public Schools asks the state to step in
Under pressure over their plans to close schools, and facing another year of steep budget reductions, leaders of Oregon’s largest school district pushed state leaders to dip into a stability fund to ease painful cuts to public schools across the state. Portland Public Schools officials used a Monday afternoon...
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Preview Instructional Materials for SKPS Schools
As part of the curriculum adoption process, Salem-Keizer families and community members are invited to preview the instructional materials the district is considering for middle school health and high school science. Community Viewing Schedule. Tuesday, November 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. Whiteaker Middle School Library. 1605 Lockhaven Dr NE,...