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Portland schools superintendent details 'financial realities, difficult decisions ahead'

What is the projected financial deficit for Portland Public Schools in 2027–28? — PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) —During a news conference on Monday, Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong outlined how Portland Public Schools is facing a projected $65-million deficit, which could require cuts to 450 full-time equivalent positions. She...

Portland, OR · 3d
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Columbia County Spotlight

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Student test scores: Columbia County school districts see gains, losses in core subject proficiency

Oregon students on average saw proficiency gains in core subjects during the 2025-26 school year, but it’s a mixed bag across school districts in Columbia County. Students all over Oregon […]

Columbia County, OR · 6d

Wilsonville Spokesman

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Wilsonville resident tabbed for leadership role at Portland Community College

Wilsonville resident Karen Paez was recently named the Portland Community College vice president of academic affairs, according to a press release. Paez is from Albuquerque, New Mexico and was a […]

Wilsonville, OR · 6d

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New Lake Oswego Middle School building is unveiled

This fall, LOHS’s middle school neighbors had the privilege of being the first generation to walk the new halls of Lake Oswego Middle School (LOMS). The upgraded school was completed earlier this spring after a complete dismantling of the old building and two years of heavy reconstruction. Of the many developments, LOMS students now enjoy two turf fields, basketball courts, a track, a community garden and a panoramic view of Mount Hood from the second-floor glass window.

Lake Oswego, OR · 7d

fox13seattle.com

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Students served pretzels covered in oven cleaner, lawsuit claims

More than 50 Oregon students allegedly ate pretzels contaminated with concentrated oven cleaner. One student experienced burning, chest pain and an upset stomach after eating the pretzel. The student’s family is seeking nearly $1 million in damages from the school district. A family in Oregon has filed a lawsuit...

Tigard, OR · 6d

heraldpioneer.com

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Cougars finish season with win over Forest Grove, eye state tilt at Summit

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a slow start, the Canby High football team hung its hat on the run game and ground out a 29-19 win at Forest Grove on Friday night. And with it, the Cougars solidified a state playoff matchup with Summit on Nov. 6 in...

Forest Grove, OR · 5d

KATU.com

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'Frightsizing' rally takes aim at PPS school closures

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Families in Portland are speaking out as the city's largest school district weights a plan to close up to 14 schools because of budget constraints and declining enrollment. District families and community members gathered outside Sellwood Middle School on Saturday night, one of the schools...

Portland, OR · 5d

News Radio 560 KPQ

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Five Washington High Schools Just Ended Their Varsity Football Seasons Early, and the WIAA Says It’s a First

Five Washington high schools pulled the plug on varsity football this fall before November hit, the first midseason cancellations at the 3A and 4A levels in two decades.

Renton, WA · 9d

Statesman Journal

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West Salem, South Salem football meet with playoff spot on the line

It's the last week of the 2026 high school football regular season. Believe it or not — it's already here. Salem-Keizer area football teams have worked through eight weeks of Friday night lights this fall and for some teams, it's all come down to the last game. South Salem and West Salem, for example, meet with high stakes when they compete Oct. 30 at South Salem High School. In a Class 6A Special District 1 race where Sprague (3-0 in league) has pulled ahead, there's a battle for second place. South Salem (7-1 overall, 2-1 SD1) and West Salem (4-4, 2-1) are fighting for the conference's last playoff spot. The OSAA allots two automatic playoff bids to Special District 1, meaning the winner of this game is guaranteed a spot in the bracket. "We've been to Week 9 the last couple years and the game hasn't really meant anything," South Salem coach Josh Vanlue said. "For our kids to be able to play in a big game, a meaningful game with a playoff spot on the line, what more could you ask for? For them, it's just enjoy the opportunity, enjoy the experience and let's go be the best version

Salem, OR · 8d

USA TODAY

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Washington school ends football season amid locker room probe

Fort Vancouver High School (WA) has cancelled the remainder of its football season after allegations of inappropriate behavior in the locker room involving members of the team, according to KGW8. “Last week, we became aware of serious allegations of inappropriate behavior involving members of our varsity football team,” school principal Luis A. Castro-Quintanilla wrote in an email to the school on Oct. 22. “We immediately reported these concerns to law enforcement, began our own internal investigation, and put safety measures in place to protect those who reported the incident.” Castro-Quintanilla said the school is working with an independent, outside investigator to look deeper into the allegations, although according to Oregon Live , he didn't specify what the allegations were or how many people were accused. Fort Vancouver had previously announced it was cancelling the football season on Oct. 20 due to "a number of player injuries and limited availability." Castro-Quintanilla said that those reasons were also a contributing factor, but he omitted the allegations because the school was in the "early stages" of working with the police. Vancouver Public Schools also addressed the allegations in a statement. "If this investigation determines that inappropriate behavior occurred, we will take appropriate action,

Vancouver, WA · 8d

heraldpioneer.com

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Cutsforth dominates, Cougar girls run to state meet qualification

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Macallan Cutsforth is the class of the Greater Metro Conference. She proved it definitely at the GMO Championships Thursday, Oct. 29, by crushing the girls field to the tune of more than a minute in claiming the individual title. And with teammates running well...

Canby, OR · 6d

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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 · 8d

Oregon Capital Chronicle

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Commentary: The prosaic reasons behind school closures

Memo to the Oregon Legislature: The increasingly raucous battle over plans for public schools — mainly elementaries — in the Portland School District makes for a good reason for never making school district elections partisan. The realities of this debate are intensely practical. School boards in only five states (Louisiana, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Connecticut) generally […]

Portland, OR · 7d

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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 · 6d

The Newberg Graphic

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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 · 7d

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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 · 9d

Curveball

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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 · 9d

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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 · 8d

92.9 The Bull

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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 · 8d

hillsdalenewspdx.com

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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