At least 3 school board incumbents lose to well-funded newcomers in Portland suburbs
Updated 10:22 PM;
Today 9:14 PM
Newcomers outspent incumbents heavily in this year s school board elections. In Washington County alone, challengers raised nearly three times as much as sitting board members.Oregonian file photo by Brooke Herbert, 2020
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Incumbents faced challenges from newcomers with expansive war chests in school board races across the metro area Tuesday and partial returns show at least three sitting board members lost to well-funded opponents as of 9 p.m.
Campaign finance records show incumbents in Washington County raised about $54,000, close to one-third the $142,000 their challengers did.
Several students in the Beaverton School District have died in the last 18 months. Author: Mike Benner Updated: 7:46 PM PDT April 25, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The last 18 months have rocked the Beaverton School District to its core. Superintendent Don Grotting says drugs and overdoses have led to the sudden deaths of several students. Teenagers who had hopes and dreams and plans, he said. These teenagers had families that loved them and are still coming to grips with their losses.
These families unimaginable pain is beyond upsetting to local law enforcement and health officials, but sadly not surprising. We re seeing an increase in fatal drug overdoses across the metro region and mirroring national trends, said Dr. Jennifer Vines of the Multnomah County Health Department. We believe counterfeit opioid pills containing fentanyl are driving this trend.
Beaverton plans to launch hybrid learning for high schoolers in mid-April
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
The Beaverton School District it plans to have middle- and high-school students begin hybrid instruction April 19.Photo by Mark Graves/Staff
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The Portland area’s second largest school district will begin in-person instruction for its middle and high schoolers in mid-April.
“The details of the plan are currently being worked out, but we plan to offer” high school students two days a week of in-person instruction, Superintendent Don Grotting said in a note to families.
The district is eying an April 19 start date for hybrid learning at all of its schools. Earlier this month, Beaverton officials said they merely planned on offering “limited activities” for students above fifth grade.
Many parents are frustrated by the district s lack of in-person learning options for older students. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:27 PM PST February 10, 2021
BEAVERTON, Oregon As many Oregon high schools resume outdoor contact sports, those in the Beaverton School District will not be immediately among them. Right now, high schools in that district are not offering in-person instruction. The state requires limited-in person teaching for schools planning to participate in outdoor contact sports if they re in extreme or high risk counties.
On February 22, the Beaverton School District will be offering limited in-person instruction, which will allow full-contact sports, including football, to resume at that time. A district official said students will also be practicing and competing in soccer, volleyball and cross-country.