Multnomah County Reports 372 Homeless People Died in 2024
Fentanyl overdoses still constitute the vast majority of deaths, but they are down from 2023.
Conservatives File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against PPS’s Center for Black Student Excellence
A conservative group on Wednesday filed an Office of Civil Rights complaint against Portland Public Schools’ Center for Black Student Excellence, arguing it is racially discriminatory and fiscally irresponsible.
Portland Interscholastic League Looks to Build Boys Volleyball Season of Its Own
The district is one of dozens that will not participate in the sports’ inaugural year as a sanctioned sport, citing budget woes.
Hundreds of Portland-Area Students Stage Walkout Against Federal Immigration Action
The walkouts come as districts including Portland Public Schools increasingly have to navigate the federal immigration landscape.
PPS Releases Initial Plans to Scale Up Programming at Jefferson High School
The district is exploring how it will fold standard advanced high school coursework into Jefferson's programming.
Balancing Enrollment in North and Northeast Portland Shows the Consequences of Overbuilding High School Capacity
Parents with opposite high school allegiances are on the same mission: trying to get as many parents to join them in filling each high school.
Portland Public Schools Is Picking Among Three Scenarios to Refill Jefferson High
Portland Public Schools is weighing three scenarios to end dual assignment zones in North and Northeast Portland. Here's what that change could look like.
The Future of Portland’s Historically Black High School Could Hinge on White Parents
The irony is not subtle: As PPS tries to fill its historically Black high school, it will largely have to woo white parents to send their kids there.
Portland School Board Delivers Public Apology for Contract Spat
A Dec. 8 Portland School Board listening session on changes to Jefferson High School’s attendance boundaries started with an unusual apology.
PPS Superintendent Makes Recommendation on Jefferson’s Boundaries
The option the Superintendent recommends would zone Irvington students to Grant High School while the other elementary feeders to Harriet Tubman Middle School—Sabin, Boise-Eliot Humboldt, and King—would be zoned to Jefferson.










