District leaders say Oregon school reform plan gets the details wrong

by Ty Davison | Mar 17, 2025 | News & Commentary

District leaders say Oregon school reform plan gets the details wrong – Salem Reporter: Castañeda, who helped design school accountability systems in Rhode Island, said many of the governor’s ideas are already being done in Salem-Keizer. Those include using data...

CNN Poll: Democratic Party’s favorability drops to a record low | CNN Politics

by Ty Davison | Mar 16, 2025 | News & Commentary

CNN Poll: Democratic Party’s favorability drops to a record low | CNN Politics: The survey was taken March 6-9, days before 10 Democratic senators — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — voted with Republicans in the chamber to advance a GOP-authored...

Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest has chilling effect on free speech at US colleges

by Ty Davison | Mar 16, 2025 | News & Commentary

Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest has chilling effect on free speech at US colleges | CNN: Last weekend’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee whose green card was revoked over his involvement in demonstrations at Columbia University, is having a chilling effect on...

Trump administration deports hundreds under Alien Enemies Act despite judge’s pause

by Ty Davison | Mar 16, 2025 | News & Commentary

Trump administration deports hundreds under Alien Enemies Act despite judge’s pause | CNN Politics: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday that Democrats “stand strongly in support of the rule of law” in reference to the judge’s order, and warned against...

Oregon Democrats welcome constituents to packed town halls. But will they have an impact?

by Ty Davison | Mar 16, 2025 | News & Commentary

Oregon Democrats welcome constituents to packed town halls. But will they have an impact? – oregonlive.com: Town halls held by Oregon’s congressional delegation have been packed in the weeks since President Donald Trump took office, with laid off federal workers...