Julia Silverman

Education reporter at The @Oregonian, scientist’s wife, mother of twins, resisted Twitter for as long as I could. Opinions are my own. DMs are open.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

For 10 yrs, OR has invested significantly (not surpassingly) in schools.
In the past 8 yrs, math/reading have tanked+enrollment has fallen off a cliff (pandemic+birth rate).
Is the answer more $? Maybe. But some say OR needs to fix HOW that $ is spent.
https://t.co/qbXuSOyB2F

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

So, should I live-tweet?

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

At Lincoln HS tonight for a packed forum on school funding. Why is this the hottest ticket in town? Because it features State Sen. Kate Lieber+ Rep. Tawna Sanchez, who chair the Joint Ways+Means Committee -- actually state budget decision makers, facing the firing squad.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

@horvick @jordan_pape Helpful info! For the layperson, "support staff" in this context refers to reading/academic interventionists, instructional coaches, school counselors etc. Not classroom teachers, but still playing critical roles in the ecosystem of a school.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

@hairwaytosteve @PPSConnect @shanedkavanaugh Yes, but the votes were unanimous.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Say what you will a/b the @PPSConnect school board, but they pulled off a leadership election tonight with a remarkable amount of comity. Maybe the Portland City Council should take some notes? cc: @shanedkavanaugh.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Text from son. Uh-oh. Also, kind of surprised we made it all the way to December, frankly.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Should I live-tweet it? Votes in comments pls.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

I will bring the🍿to the Nov. 19 hearing at the OR legislature's joint committee on Public Education Appropriations on this bombshell new report:

https://t.co/cFqSXWtkSh

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Made my O-Line son a personalized Wordle in honor of tonight’s big game. The clue was “Friday Night Lights.” He got it in 4!

[Yesenia Amaro @YeseniaAmaro]

ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Dutch Bros in Hillsboro

This is one of several examples of how ICE is operating in Oregon.

⁦@Oregonian⁩ https://t.co/GnhHQNorOX

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

When you've read all the protest news from Portland today, take a minute to dive into the proposed major changes for attendance zones at PPS high schools in N/NE Portland:
https://t.co/HwZiXPXWeZ

[Yesenia Amaro @YeseniaAmaro]

Trump administration doling out access to select right-wing media personalities equates to propaganda, experts say

Important story by ⁦⁦@lrmongeau⁩ ⁦@Oregonian⁩ https://t.co/E5YeYKUwyF

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Genuinely do feel like NYT trying to send Portland a message.
Strands #582
“In for the evening”
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[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Now is a great time to subscribe to @Oregonian and support local journalism, work like this story and the other excellent coverage produced by my colleagues in these uncertain times. https://t.co/SEB3yqgyLe

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

My colleague @hborrud is out today with a banger of a story on the Oregon families who are stuck waiting for years while @ORDeptEd drags out investigations into their claims of discrimination against their school districts: (🎁'd link)

https://t.co/SeXSXXYoYh

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

🔎The state does not track how long it takes to resolve the cases in its system, though it has the right to grant itself multiple extensions. @hborrud had to build a database of all outstanding cases and how long they’ve been awaiting resolution.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

NYT Strands with a message for Portland today? Or coincidence?
Strands #581
“Don't take the bait”
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[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

@JohnTapogna @ChadAldeman @adams_d65845 @ORDeptEd And PS: If your kids are missing big chunks of school, then that's part of the problem. This isn't all on the school system: parents need to get their kids to school in the AM, ready to learn.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

All eyes are on the ICE building in PDX. What is happening there is important.
But the annual release of test score data from ODE matters too, for the future of Oregon's children, the health of its public school system+the state's economy. 🧵
🎁'd link:
https://t.co/SRY5RbSvTa

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Tnx to those who spoke w/ me for this story, incl @JohnTapogna, @ChadAldeman, @adams_d65845 and those at @ORDeptEd who help reporters statewide unpack this data.