New Oregon education data shows continued learning declines since COVID in key subjects

by Ty Davison | Oct 3, 2024 | News & Commentary

New Oregon education data shows continued learning declines since COVID in key subjects • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The latest results from statewide assessment tests in English language arts, math and science show that across subjects, grades and districts,...

Student test scores stagnant in Salem, across Oregon

by Ty Davison | Oct 3, 2024 | News & Commentary

Student test scores stagnant in Salem, across Oregon – Salem Reporter: In Salem, that means just 24% of third graders tested in the spring were proficient in English, compared to 39% for the state. In math, one quarter of local third graders were proficient...

US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows

by Ty Davison | Oct 1, 2024 | News & Commentary

US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows | CNN: American-manufactured 2,000-pound bombs were likely used in the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut on Friday night,...

Just Stop Oil protesters handed prison terms for throwing soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

by Ty Davison | Sep 28, 2024 | News & Commentary

Just Stop Oil protesters handed prison terms for throwing soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ | CNN: “You clearly think your beliefs give you the right to commit crimes when you feel like it. You do not,” the judge said. This is my love...

Portland alternative high school students get a beautiful new building and a bumpy transition

by Ty Davison | Sep 24, 2024 | News & Commentary

Portland alternative high school students get a beautiful new building and a bumpy transition – oregonlive.com: Portland’s alternative education high school students and their teachers finally have a building to call their own, after years of being...