An Oregon high school student was an academic overachiever determined to get into a selective college -- but why? Then a trip to the nation's capital changed it all. Read her first-person account oregonlive.com/education/2023…

Portland Public Schools eyes a new site for hemmed-in Cleveland High School that is owned by Fred Meyer via @JrlSilverman oregonlive.com/education/2023…

University of Oregon announces sustainable textile facility near new Portland campus that will partner with local sportswear companies via @MatthewKish oregonlive.com/business/2023/…

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.

Portland teacher strike, latest in a West Coast wave, likely to impact dozens of Oregon districts. @JRLSilverman dives deep into context & implications oregonlive.com/education/2023…

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 oregonlive.com/education/2023…

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. oregonlive.com/education/2023…

🤞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. oregonlive.com/education/2023…

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 oregonlive.com/education/2023…

PPS families: Here’s everything we know at this hour about whether you/your kids will be in school on Monday. oregonlive.com/education/2023…

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 Julia Silverman oregonlive.com/education/2023…

Just back from brief presser w/ pdxteachers where Angela Bonilla says she is confident that teachers will vote to ratify the TA.

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero resigning after 6 ½ years via @JRLSilverman oregonlive.com/education/2023…

First day of Portland Public Schools’ holiday make-up week goes smoothly, district says via @Sami_Edge oregonlive.com/education/2023…

Uplifting story about Portland entrepreneurs and craftspeople via Austin De Dios Portland’s Saturday Market celebrates 50th year oregonlive.com/business/2024/…

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. dailyemerald.com/donate

For Grant High School, a big win at national civics competition via Julia Silverman oregonlive.com/education/2024…

2 Oregon students tapped as Presidential Scholars. They paint, play piano ... and do college-level academic work via Julia Silverman oregonlive.com/education/2024…

Big news! Portland Public Schools narrows superintendent search to 3 finalists via Julia Silverman oregonlive.com/education/2024…

The partnership between Klamath Community College and Lost River High School is a model for communities across the state. Well done! oregonlive.com/education/2024…