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Many Oregon families shift from public school to homeschool during pandemic

Parents concerned about safety and academic uncertainty are exploring a range of options for the fall As Oregon schools scramble to plan a hybrid model for the fall, mixing in-person classes with virtual programming, many parents feel anxious sending thei ...

26 Jul 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
We want publicly funded preschool for every child in Multnomah County

COMMENTARY | You can help get the UP NOW campaign on the November ballot Educators — from early childhood to college faculty — and economists support free, universally available, high-quality, play-based preschool for every child whose family wishes to en ...

23 Jun 2020 - Suzanne Cohen and Angie Garcia and Mary King
Rural Oregon school districts shift to outreach, connecting homeless families to services

When coronavirus hit, homeless students lost their safe haven: school Butte Falls is written in fine print on the Jackson County map, about 30 miles uphill northeast of Medford. It’s a small community of about 450 people, one gas station, one grocery stor ...

14 Apr 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
Portland alternative school brings success stories for Native American youths

NAYA’s Many Nations Academy offers support to students affected by homelessness, violence and other barriers to traditional education Walking through NAYA’s long halls at 9 a.m. on a Wednesday made it pretty clear that the space doubled as a high school. ...

22 Mar 2020 - Anna Pedersen
Cost of child care shuts out many who need it most, leaves workers behind

Two Oregon proposals to invest public money in early learning would change the trajectory of children living in poverty and increase earning potential of child care workers and parents Few investments in the lives of low-income and at-risk children have t ...

13 Mar 2020 - Emily Green
PSU proposal to restrict student-union access troubles homeless advocates

Designating the Portland State student union as a non-public building would have a disparate impact on people who are marginalized, critics say For someone living on the street and looking for a place indoors to get a little shelter, things are getting mo ...

28 Feb 2020 - John Emshwiller
School for teens in recovery is first of its kind in Oregon

Harmony Academy in Lake Oswego will help students stay clean and sober together On Sept. 3, Harmony Academy will open its doors to any high school student in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse in Portland’s tri-county area. Enrollment at Oregon’s first ...

30 Aug 2019 - Emily Green
Tina Kotek: 2019 legislative session gets a B+

Oregon's House speaker reflects on the session and what she sees as wins for housing, education and – yes – the environment The smoke is still clearing from the 80th Oregon State Legislative Assembly, but if there were any open wounds left from its c ...

12 Jul 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
Two walkouts; two very different futures for our children

DIRECTOR’S DESK | As teachers demanded stability for Oregon’s youths, GOP senators refused to make the investment Wednesday was a day of contrasting walkouts. Brightly visible in red T-shirts, students and teachers across the state walked out into the sun ...

10 May 2019 - Kaia Sand
Poverty: The biggest obstacle to higher education

From hunger and homelessness to debt-burdened drop-outs, Sara Goldrick-Rab sees the hope of college fading from view for middle America Scholar-activist Sara Goldrick-Rab often reflects on an eye-opening day after class when a student came to her and said ...

26 Apr 2019 - Joanne Zuhl