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Investigation shows Oregon’s early learning agency faces management challenges
Mismanagement, inequity and turnovers plague Oregon’s Department of Early Learning and Care, a new story from InvestigateWest shows. We'll hear from a reporter to learn more.
Inequity, mismanagement beleaguer Oregon’s early learning agency, employees say
An investigation paints a picture of an agency wrestling with deep divisions over how best to manage more than $1.3 billion in early learning investments and a culture that multiple employees described as “toxic.” Across the state, meanwhile, families and early learning providers are looking to department leaders to bolster the state’s still-inadequate supply of affordable, culturally responsive infant care and preschool.
School district sues Oregon in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan
Jewell School District in Oregon's Clatsop State Forest predicts losses of nearly $1 million if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.
Salem-Keizer teachers reach tentative deal, avert potential strike
After nearly a year of bargaining, educators reached a tentative agreement with the district on a new two-year contract.
Records detail preliminary cuts to individual Portland schools, as district confronts $30M budget hole
Individual school reports obtained by OPB show how many full-time positions each Portland school was allotted under the district’s initial budget proposal.
Salem-Keizer teachers union votes to approve possible strike
After an authorization vote this week, educators in Oregon’s second-largest school district are prepared to strike. A strike would likely take place shortly after spring break, but the union has not announced a start day.
The COVID generation: Class of 2025 students on how the pandemic changed their school experience
It's been four years since March 2020, when COVID-19 shut down schools. Students in OPB’s Class of 2025 project were in the middle of 7th grade. Now, they’re high school juniors – just one year away from high school graduation.
How school districts across Oregon and Southwest Washington are dealing with budget cuts
Inadequate state funding and the end of COVID-19 relief dollars have left school districts across Oregon and Southwest Washington with multimillion-dollar budget deficits.
Students nationally continue to struggle with mental health. Here’s what support looks like at one Oregon high school
Students across Oregon and nationwide struggle with anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges, issues that affect them at home and in school. Many schools are stepping up to meet these student needs.
Portland Community College union enters mediation after year of negotiations
Salary increases and other wage concerns remain a sticking point between Portland Community College and its classified workers.