May 25 2021
Local writers sound off on state school budget needs, homelessness solutions and the many conspiracy theories.
When I see news about the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter freeway expansion project, I shake my head at the lost opportunity here.
The U.S. Senate is considering including a federal program for removal of urban freeways in an infrastructure package. Portland should make sure it has a shovel-ready project that can compete successfully for this funding: turn the I-5 East Bank Freeway into a new waterfront neighborhood, and turn Interstate 84 through Sullivan s Gulch into compact villages around MAX stations, connected by open space, a new bike/ped trail and a new street grid.
Portland area teacher s union seeks superintendent s firing May 11 2021
Reynolds School District union members ask board to fire Danna Diaz, who has led the district since 2018.
The teachers union in the Reynolds School District is asking the school board to fire Danna Diaz, the superintendent of the district
After a resounding no confidence vote in Spring 2020, and a year of mediation that resulted in administration breaking mediation and bargaining agreements, REA (Reynolds Education Association) requests the Reynolds School Board remove Dr. Diaz from her position as Superintendent of the Reynolds School District, the union said in a statement issued Monday afternoon, May 10.
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February 26 2021
A group of protesters says online learning is a failure and it is safe to go back to in-person learning.
Naomi Haring is hurtling toward the end of her freshman at Barlow High School, but she has never taken a class in the Barlow building. She joined a clutch of people at the administrative offices of the Gresham-Barlow School District this week, calling for schools to reopen buildings for in-person classes. We re not being effectively educated online. It s not possible to get a good education and be prepared for college, she said at the afternoon rally Wednesday, Feb. 24. Our mental health is going down really fast. It s taken a big impact on students of all ages, she added.