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McKinney-Vento Act brings stability to homeless Oregon students

McKinney-Vento provisions offer consistency, security to over 18,000 homeless students in the state For many children experiencing homelessness, school is where they find a safe community and predictable routine. A key piece of legislation — the McKinney- ...

1 Mar 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Community Transitional School aims to provide academic support and stability

Students and staff at school for homeless students continue uphill trek to normalcy following the end of pandemic restrictions “ When I was in kindergarten, I did not know what a book was,” a quiet fifth-grade student in Cheryl Bickle’s class recently wro ...

25 Jan 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Rewriting Indigenous History

In Oregon and across Turtle Island, colonizing powers rewrite Indigenous history, sanitizing the atrocities of genocide and erasing enduring Indigenous presence and joy The massive lake known in English as Crater Lake attracts visitors from all over the w ...

9 Aug 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Gen Z activists are raising their voices

Even as schools shut their doors during the pandemic, Portland youths have continued their push for social justice When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, then-14-year-old Violeta Mata was nervous about the future of the country. While she’d alwa ...

7 Apr 2021 - Emma Nathanson
Number of homeless students at Portland Public Schools is down, but so is overall enrollment

Part of the decrease is attributed to less accurate counting while students are learning remotely The number of students identified as homeless in Portland Public Schools is nearly half what it was this time last year — but district officials say those nu ...

23 Dec 2020 - Christen McCurdy
Amid the pandemic, Community Transitional School faces its biggest challenge

The Portland school, now in its third decade educating students experiencing homelessness, is working to keep students connected It was a cool, rainy Portland morning when Trisha Olson boarded the small school bus she drives every morning. It’s decorated ...

2 Dec 2020 - Christen McCurdy
As students face housing insecurity, Oregon colleges find creative ways to boost graduation rates

Developers, politicians and nonprofits are coming together to look at how they can support students Ryan Sturley wasn’t surprised to hear that housing insecurity among students on Portland State University’s campus stood at 45% last year. The statistic, w ...

18 Nov 2020 - Jessica Pollard
PSU students struggle with housing, food insecurity

The rates of basic-needs insecurity at Portland State are higher than the average across four-year institutions Housing and food insecurity among students and staff at Portland State University are widespread, and they’re hitting vulnerable groups on camp ...

24 Sep 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Community colleges, students grapple with housing insecurity during the pandemic

In the Portland area, a growing number of students are experiencing some form of homelessness, and COVID-19 has made it harder to balance schoolwork with basic needs Attending college classes online and studying at home doesn’t mean long hours in a home o ...

11 Aug 2020 - Christen McCurdy
More homelessness expected among K-12 students in Portland

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, unhoused students struggled to stay connected, and district officials don’t know how many have fallen through the cracks Portland had 1,217 students experiencing some form of homelessness last fall. With the pandemic and en ...

8 Aug 2020 - Christen McCurdy