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...

Eugene parents decry high school ‘sexual fantasy’ health assignment

by Ty Davison | Mar 13, 2023 | News & Commentary

Eugene parents decry high school ‘sexual fantasy’ health assignment – oregonlive.com: A Eugene high school is fielding furious questions from parents after Churchill High’s health teacher and football coach assigned students to write a short...