While voters will elect four people to the school board overseeing Portland Public Schools, only one race – for Zone 3 – is contested. Voters should choose Derrick Peterson, a former Multnomah County chief deputy, to join the board, the editorial board writes.
A long stewed-over plan to restrict the ability of Portland Public Schools parents to raise money to add educators at their own child’s school has been put on ice, again.
In the wake of students being hit by gun fire and nationwide school shootings, Portland Public Schools says all campuses will be outfitted with new, internal door locks by the
Data reviewed by Portland Public Schools leaders show students of color and those who qualify for special education experience higher rates of discipline at school.