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Oswego Lake Access Issue Heads to Federal Court

Lawsuit says the city has a responsibility to “protect and preserve the public’s right of access to and use of the Lake.”

News A federal judge may decide if Oswego Lake is open to the public. A lawsuit filed this morning in U.... More

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Oregonian's Sister Paper To Cease Daily Publication; Updated

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Oregon Senators Back Bill Aimed At Citizens United

News Speaking of money in politics… U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is among those speaking on the Senate... More

May 23, 2012 11:08 am by Corey Pein  | Comments 0
 

Schools Miss Out on $40 Million in Energy Savings

News An audit by the State of Oregon has found school districts missed out on $40 million of potential en... More

May 22, 2012 03:10 pm by CODY NEWTON  | Comments 0
 

Phil Knight Also Contributes To Higher Ed PAC

News We're not going to record every donation to the new political action committee called Oregonians for... More

May 22, 2012 08:44 am by NIGEL JAQUISS  | Comments 3
 

Beverly Cleary Kicks in for Libraries

News The beloved children's author Beverly Cleary contributed $10,000 to the Libraries Yes! Committee ove... More

May 21, 2012 09:05 am by NIGEL JAQUISS  | Comments 1
 
 
 
January 17th, 2011 By BETH SLOVIC | News | Posted In: CLEAN UP, Schools

GovDocs Adds Salary Database for Portland Public Schools' Employees

Portland Public Schools' kids
Oregon Capitol News today added new information to its database of public employees' salaries, listing for the first time the wages at Portland Public Schools, the state's largest school district.

The database, based on information given to the Oregon Capitol News by the school district, appears to have a few glitches. For example, it lists a physical education social studies teacher at Lincoln as the district's third highest paid employee and an elementary school teacher at Buckman as another top-paid employee. However, there's no such thing as overtime in teaching, and the salary for teachers tops out at $73,168 for an educator with a PhD and 12 years of experience, according to the teachers' contract.

In other respects the database tells you what you might expect. Central office administrators commonly earn six-figure salaries while library aides, paraeducators and educational assistants take home wages below $30,000.

Oregon Capitol News is a project of the Cascade Policy Institute, a libertarian think tank.
 
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01.18.2011 at 07:16 Reply
A topic for further investigation, how does a 4th grade teacher at Buckman, John Bigelow, end up costing tax payers $173K/yr? Or maybe the PE teacher at Lincoln, William Griffin, $187K?

 

01.18.2011 at 07:16 Reply
A topic for further investigation, how does a 4th grade teacher at Buckman, John Bigelow, end up costing tax payers $173K/yr? Or maybe the PE teacher at Lincoln, William Griffin, $187K?

 

01.18.2011 at 08:24 Reply
FDR
Salaries are too high given the lack of quality education in Portland. Says a Retired University Professor. The entire US educational "system" needs a serious overhaul. Government run "education" is not the best way to get ahead of the rest of the world's educational attainment. The USA is losing in education. Education is a lifetime job. FDR

 

01.18.2011 at 08:24 Reply
FDR
Salaries are too high given the lack of quality education in Portland. Says a Retired University Professor. The entire US educational "system" needs a serious overhaul. Government run "education" is not the best way to get ahead of the rest of the world's educational attainment. The USA is losing in education. Education is a lifetime job. FDR

 

01.18.2011 at 08:32 Reply
Beth,

To clarify, the "glitches" are what was provided by Portland Public Schools. The database was posted as is and no data was removed or modified. Thanks for the post.

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