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City councilors ask Portland Public Schools for closure pause

Add Portland City Council to the list of people and institutions asking Portland Public Schools to pause its plan to close up to 14 schools. Council members Tiffany Koyama Lane and Elana Pirtle-Guiney sent a letter Friday to the PPS school board and Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong asking the district to “pause and revise its timeline for final school closure decisions” until they’ve shared more specifics about the proposed changes and heard from community members on the impacts.

Portland, OR · 7d

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Newberg school board continues mulling closures amid enrollment decline

The Newberg-Dundee school board has a tough decision to make before the end of the year: Close schools in order to restructure the district, do nothing or find an alternative.

Newberg, OR · 8d

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Local School Districts Propose Rightsizing

Portland Public Schools (PPS), Salem-Keizer School District (SKSD), and Evergreen Public Schools (EPS) have proposed several school closures in 2026. Camas School District (CSD) evaluates the effects of these plans. PPS has proposed two potential rightsizing plans. The first requires permanently closing 13 elementary schools and one middle school. The...

Camas, WA · 10d

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An Oregon school was sued after allegedly serving pretzels seasoned with “crushed oven cleaner,” but school officials claim it was an accident

A student experienced chest pains after eating the pretzels.

Tigard, OR · 10d

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Portland Public Schools Under Attack

Portland Public Schools is proposing to shutter between 11 and 14 elementary and middle schools next year. Parents, teachers and students are furiously speaking out, trying to get the District to pause this plan, in order to make time for the public to play a meaningful role in the final decision.

Portland, OR · 9d

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Spokane & Vancouver School AI Protests Raise Questions About Teachers

Students are saying “Pencils, not prompts” as protests over teachers using AI hit Washington schools. Is AI helping education—or going too far?

Vancouver, WA · 9d

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HNA Appeals Ida B. Wells Land Use Decision

Editor's note: In addition to serving as editor of the Hillsdale News, I was a member of the HNA committee that prepared the appeal and testified at the October 15 City Council hearing. --Valeurie. The Hillsdale Neighborhood Association (HNA) has appealed the land use decision for construction of the new...

Portland, OR · 7d

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SE Portland Schools Facing Changes Amid Districtwide Resizing

“Slow down, School Board!” urged a handmade sign decorated with a bulbous banana slug at a bike bus rally at Sunnyside Environmental School on October 16. That sentiment is shared by many parents of SE elementary- and middle-school students. Portland Public Schools (PPS) has announced that as many as 14 schools in the city may be closed as of the 2027-28 school year.

Portland, OR · 8d

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Vernonia after-school kids told to tape mouths shut in activity, parents tell KATU

VERNONIA, Ore. (KATU) — A K-12 after-school program in Vernonia, Ore., is facing criticism after parents told KATU News that children were instructed to put tape over their mouths during an activity. In a letter to parents Wednesday evening, Camp Cedar Ridge Executive Director Kasey Wilson apologized for what...

Vernonia, OR · 8d

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Raleigh Hills Elementary officially dedicated

Two months after Raleigh Hills Elementary School opened its new building, the community officially dedicated the latest elementary school in the Beaverton School District during a Wednesday, Oct. 28, ceremony. […]

Beaverton, OR · 8d

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Athletic bond brings new era to college facilities

For years, Clackamas Community College students have had to deal with old and outdated athletic facilities on campus. However, next January, the college will be opening their new and improved athletic fields and facilities to the public. These upgrades include a new soccer field, track, grandstands, as well as improvements...

Clackamas, OR · 8d

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Salem-Keizer school closure proposal raises questions about equity and academic performance

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is facing renewed questions about its plan to close six elementary schools, as district leaders defend a decision-making process that does not use academic performance as a factor in selecting schools for closure. The proposal, which would take effect in 2027, includes Brush College Elementary in west...

Salem, OR · 10d

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PPS superintendent visits James John Elementary amid closure plan

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Parents at James John Elementary made their way inside Wednesday, hoping they would be able to get through to Portland Public Schools Superintendent Kimberly Armstrong. “We hope that by being here, she will very clearly see and feel the effects of what would happen if we...

Portland, OR · 9d

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‘Trembling with anger’: Local leaders push to pause potential PPS closures

It hasn't even been a full month since Portland Public Schools announced their plan to potentially cut 14 schools across the district, amid a $65 million deficit. But, parents haven't backed down in their fight to stop it from going through.

Portland, OR · 10d

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New OHSU President shares his vision for the state's health university

President Shereef Elnahal, of OHSU shares his vision for the health university and talks about the challenges of working with the federal government for research funding. The following transcript was generated using automated transcription software for the accessibility and convenience of our audience. While we strive for accuracy, the automated process may introduce errors, omissions, or misinterpretations. This transcript is intended as a helpful companion to the original audio and should not be considered a verbatim record. For the most accurate representation, please refer to the audio recording.

Eugene, OR · 9d

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Reynolds School District seeks $162.5M bond to replace Glenfair, upgrade 12 schools

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — It's been more than a decade since voters in the Reynolds School District approved a school bond. Now, the district is asking voters to approve another $162.5 million to replace one of East Multnomah County's oldest elementary schools and make repairs and security improvements at a dozen other schools.

Multnomah County, OR · 8d

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Tigard-Tualatin district to close elementary school in 2028

The Tigard-Tualatin School District plans to close an elementary school at the start of the 2028-29 school year, according to the district. The district has not specified which school will close.

Tigard, OR · 10d

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Seaside Seeks Season-Ending Win in Rematch With No. 6 Banks

Seaside High School (3-8-2) visits Banks (8-4-1) in girls soccer at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, seeking a win in its final game of the season and a reversal of an earlier loss to the Braves. Both teams’ records reflect results through Oct. 22. Before the rematch, the Seagulls are scheduled to visit Astoria on Oct. 27, while Banks visits Valley Catholic that day.

Seaside, OR · 9d

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Ewing Young Parents Voice Concerns as School Closes in All Advancing Models

NEWBERG, Ore. — Before Newberg-Dundee voters were asked to approve a school levy, one campus had already been named as a top closure candidate: Ewing Young Elementary School. The school stayed on the list when the levy failed in May, and it now closes in all four advanced restructuring...

Newberg, OR · 11d

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OHSU flips script after earlier losses

Two years after laying off hundreds of employees and announcing a strategy of prioritizing profitable types of care, Oregon Health & Science University reports that the public entity has stanched its earlier operating losses and now is squarely in the black. For the fiscal year that ended June 30, OHSU...

Portland, OR · 11d