Portland teacher fired for insubordination receives $295,000 settlement from district
In exchange, former Harriet Tubman Middle School teacher Bryan Chu agreed not to pursue any further legal action against the ...
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School support worker strike poised to grow as two more divisions reach impasse
A strike by thousands of school support workers in Alberta is poised to get bigger as unions for two more divisions reach an ...
Survivor's story: Reliving a trauma-filled childhood in rural Maine
A local police officer knocked on Harmony Couillard's door in the spring of 2022. Couillard was out for a run in the South Florida suburb where she lives, so her husband answered, nervous at first ...
Portland Public Schools faces $40M shortfall; Invites input on budget cuts
Portland Public Schools is facing a $40 million budget shortfall and administrators are asking for the community’s input on where cuts should be made.
Portland Public Schools outlines potential cuts ahead of $40M budget deficit
Portland Public Schools is facing a $40 million budget deficit, and an outline of how Oregon’s largest school district could ...
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Portland Public Schools Says It Could Cut 230 Jobs to Meet Budget Shortfall
Portland Public Schools officials released an initial proposal Wednesday for bridging a $41 million budget deficit for the ...
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Departing School Board Member Andrew Scott Leaves a $1.83 Billion Bond Measure as His Parting Gift
On Jan. 7, the Portland Public Schools Board referred a $1.83 billion bond to voters on the May ballot. It’s meant to fund ...
High school construction costs in Portland are headed off the charts. Why?
At a National Alliance of Black School Educators conference in Atlanta last fall, Portland Public Schools board member Herman Greene asked a question that brought the room to a standstill. Portland ...