Joanna Hou

Joanna Hou

Joanna Hou covers education. She graduated from Northwestern University in June 2024 with majors in journalism and history.

Data Suggests Most Districts in Oregon Have Hired More Teachers Since 2016

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Report Suggests Oregon Should Spend More on Education

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Are Teacher Pensions to Blame for Poor Student Performance? Probably Not.

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Oregon Universities Respond to Federal Command to Eliminate Race-Based Programs

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McDaniel High School Student Announces Bid for PPS Board

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Parents Say a School District Failed to Properly Teach Reading—and the Oregon Department of Education Is Letting It Slide

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Multnomah County Library Will End Its School Corps and Books2U Programs This Year

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Small Class Sizes Are a Top Priority for Teachers. But Do They Improve Student Outcomes?

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Because Powell’s Books Has Embraced Romantasy

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Because We’ve Got Grover’s Curiosity Shop, and It Doesn’t Want Anything to Do With Minimalism

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School Board Approves Plan to Reduce Footprints of Revamped High Schools

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PPS Superintendent Floats School Closure Talks

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Oregon PTA Pushes Back on Graphs That Show Woeful Education Spending Results

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Here’s What Each School Board Member Is Willing to Cut From Modernization Projects

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Dramatic Increases in School Spending Have Not Improved Outcomes for Oregon Students

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