Schools

The tension between Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson over the economic impacts of Preschool for All, which reached a boiling point in June, now merely simmers.

Across the board, the state’s students are still far from their pre-pandemic counterparts. But its largest district can boast some successes.

An attempt to address equity issues in Portland Public School’s fundraising model sees some hurdles.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield on Friday filed a multi-state lawsuit seeking to preempt recent federal threats to pull funding from sex-ed programs over mentions of “radical gender ideology.”

The question now is whether the dip in funds is a product of the transition period, or a permanent drop. That quandary will take more than one year of data to answer.

Preschool for All quintupled its advisory groups this academic year, adding four new groups to its ranks.

Safe Structures PPS, the parent group advocating for seismic improvements to buildings across Portland Public Schools’ portfolio, says the district must be proactive in releasing a list of schools it plans to retrofit.

Armstrong said the district is approaching the dual assignment change conversation in “an open-ended way,” and is looking for community guidelines to help determine timelines and and other provisions.

The role opens as the county’s handling of its former director’s conflict of interest still leaves unanswered questions.

Money saved from these projects must go toward seismic improvements, a parent advocate says.

Eddie Wang and Michelle DePass want a new School Board to prioritize the bigger picture. But accountability means different things to different members.

The Portland School Board on Tuesday night unanimously voted to execute a $16 million purchase and sale agreement for a building for the Center for Black Student Excellence, about five years after voters first approved its creation in 2020.