A $5 million planned overhaul of Portland Public Schools’ social studies curriculum for middle and high school students is getting pushed back three years to September 2026.
In nonpartisan school board races across Oregon this spring, particularly in the Portland-area exurbs, candidates backing a nationally field-tested Republican strategy calling for more parental control of school curriculum and materials largely came up short.
Three incumbents on the Newberg school board lost their seats in Tuesday’s election, the end of an era in a district that’s attracted national attention since 2021.