Judge’s ruling could erase $1 million city payout to protester injured by officer

by Ty Davison | Mar 17, 2023 | News & Commentary

Judge’s ruling could erase $1 million city payout to protester injured by officer – Salem Reporter: A federal judge may set aside the most costly civil verdict against the city of Salem in recent history after ruling recently that a city police officer had...

Oregon public schools hemorrhaged students during pandemic.

by Ty Davison | Mar 15, 2023 | News & Commentary

Oregon public schools hemorrhaged students during pandemic. Here’s where they went. – oregonlive.com: Oregon’s public schools have hemorrhaged students since the onset of the pandemic, leaving thousands of children outside the bounds of a system that...

To Increase Equity, School Districts Eliminate Honors Classes

by Ty Davison | Mar 14, 2023 | News & Commentary

To Increase Equity, School Districts Eliminate Honors Classes – WSJ: CULVER CITY, Calif.—A group of parents stepped to the lectern Tuesday night at a school board meeting in this middle-class, Los Angeles-area city to push back against a racial-equity...

White, male state workers in Oregon out-earn workers of color and women – and ‘pay equity’ raises widened racial gaps

by Ty Davison | Mar 14, 2023 | News & Commentary

White, male state workers in Oregon out-earn workers of color and women – and ‘pay equity’ raises widened racial gaps – oregonlive.com: Across Oregon, white and male state employees out-earn workers of color and women, and raises given in 2019...

Oregon lawmakers back education bill to stem antisemitism

by Ty Davison | Mar 14, 2023 | News & Commentary

Oregon lawmakers back education bill to stem antisemitism – Oregon Capital Chronicle: State lawmakers want Oregon students to learn about Jewish history and their contributions to society. House Bill 2905 would add people of Jewish descent to an existing...