2 Oregon students tapped as Presidential Scholars. They paint, play piano ... and do college-level academic work via @jrlsilverman https://t.co/oklRrpfBDk
U of Oregon student journalists at The Emerald are in the middle of College Media Madness, currently ranking No. 4. They want to send students an investigative reporting conference. I donated! The Emerald’s trying to reach 100 donors this year. https://t.co/vYfqgFBieM
Uplifting story about Portland entrepreneurs and craftspeople via @AustinDeDios Portland’s Saturday Market celebrates 50th year https://t.co/o5aW4G08Dk
Portland Public Schools student will return to class Monday for 1st school day of November after union and district officials work through marathon negotiations via @jrlsilverman https://t.co/nmaGrVBgGz
🤞that the PDX teacher strike resolves in the next few days. Before it does, I wanted to highlight the voices of special education families, whose kids have really struggled with the disruption to routine and consistency. https://t.co/0NSI36vm0J
Big class sizes a sticking point in Portland teacher strike: See which elementary schools have many, few or no such classes. We make it easy for you to see biggest, smallest classes in PPS plus the size of each class in any elementary school https://t.co/znruIcJxMa
Portland strike update:
Per *district* math, the 2 sides are still $200M+ apart.
Biggest cost differential now is class size. PAT proposal=$100M+352 new teachers. PPS=$4.5M to lower ratios.
Way closer on salary+planning time.
https://t.co/DH1grXqrE2
Supporters of Jefferson High, long the only majority Black high school in Oregon, are calling on Portland schools to demolish its iconic facade to save the school’s very existence, @JRLSilverman reports https://t.co/xaISS00hAI
Portland teacher strike, latest in a West Coast wave, likely to impact dozens of Oregon districts. @JRLSilverman dives deep into context & implications https://t.co/HsHNtMGLjd
I remember my high school’s teacher strike fondly. It lasted 21 days, and because nobody was telling us anything or talking to us, we spent that time putting together an unauthorized issue of the school paper that we handed out when kids came back.
University of Oregon announces sustainable textile facility near new Portland campus that will partner with local sportswear companies via @MatthewKish https://t.co/LEMlehVpIb