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Beaverton city and school district leaders confront tensions over police officers in schools
Next week, the Beaverton City Council is set to vote on a contract between the city and the school district to have police in school.
Dozens of Oregon school districts likely undercounting homeless students
Homeless students can get assistance from their schools, but unless they’re identified, they get none.
School resource officer incident, nearby shooting have Reynolds High community concerned about safety
Reynolds High School students and parents shared concerns about safety with the school board Wednesday night, following two recent incidents.

School starts in Newberg amid divided community, exacerbated problems
Last week, a judge ruled the Newberg School District’s ban on political symbols was unconstitutional. But the ban — and school board actions that followed — changed the district.

Why schools are struggling to fill positions, from educational assistants to custodians to coaches
Schools run on people — teachers and principals, but also bus drivers, custodians, educational assistants and front office workers. And schools are heading into the new year facing shortages among classified, or nonteaching, staff.
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Oregon administrators worry families could be caught off guard by end of free meals for all students
Many Oregon students may no longer have access to free meals, as they did during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Concealed firearms banned on Ashland school grounds
The Ashland School Board unanimously voted to ban concealed carry firearms on school campuses earlier this week.

Oregon wants to stop using school funds to clean up neglected boats
There are hundreds of abandoned and neglected boats on Oregon's waterways. The state has spent millions of dollars from Common School Fund to clean up these hazardous vessels, but state officials want that to stop.

Bulletproof safety pods for schools draw the internet’s ire. An expert weighs in
National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a classroom of students inside to protect them from active shooters or extreme weather.

The US student population is more diverse, but schools are still highly segregated
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that public schools remain highly segregated along racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines. One reason: school district secession.