Schools

It’s no secret that Portland Public Schools has a portfolio of aging buildings. But the environmental consequences of those facilities is discussed less often.

As PPS faces a continued budget crisis, some say it's time to pause a decision to get rid of Local School Foundations.

School buildings are now often much more than learning spaces. They’re often neighborhood hubs that help families navigate everything from electricity bills to the immigration system.

HeART of Portland was first produced in 2015 as a way to show the public where money from the Portland Arts Tax is being put to use.

The newness of the program, coupled with a number of unknowns, left an advisory group hesitant to recommend sweeping changes in the program’s early years.

Angela Bonilla, the president of the Portland Association of Teachers, slammed the order as slapdash and politically motivated.

A school’s “utilization” shows the district what buildings it has space in, and where it’s over capacity.

The furlough days are just the latest blow to many PPS families, who must each year navigate a complex calendar where only 18 of the 37 school weeks are full ones.

Oregon ranks among the most regressive states in education funding distribution between high poverty and low poverty schools.

In an April 2 endorsement interview, WW’s editorial board asked state Sen. Janeen Sollman why she thought those unions had chosen to try and unseat her with Myrna Muñoz in the primary.

The costs saved from furlough days the district’s union partners opted to take are foundational in helping PPS patch a $22.5 million budget hole it found itself in midyear.

Portland Community College’s largest union, the Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals, reached a tentative agreement with the college’s management to end a weeks-long strike late Monday night.