State education officials propose new accountability targets for districts, students’ success

by Ty Davison | Apr 14, 2026 | News & Commentary

State education officials propose new accountability targets for districts, students’ success • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon Education Department leaders shared new Statewide Performance Growth Targets on Monday in a news conference in advance of consideration by...

Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers

by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2026 | News & Commentary

Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers – Salem Reporter: Jim Green says one solution for Oregon’s worst-in-the-nation reading scores is a governor’s executive order away. Green should know. For 25 years, he worked the halls of the Capitol,...

Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any current candidates for governor

by Ty Davison | Mar 3, 2026 | News & Commentary

Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any current candidates for governor – Salem Reporter: Members of Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any of the current candidates for governor, including incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. On...

Education, interrupted: A Portland school grapples with blending high-needs students and mainstream classrooms

by Ty Davison | Feb 16, 2026 | News & Commentary

Education, interrupted: A Portland school grapples with blending high-needs students and mainstream classrooms – oregonlive.com: Families were frequently asked to pick up their children with complex needs during the school day because of staffing shortages,...

Portland Public Schools tried to make school fundraising more equitable. Donations are down

by Ty Davison | Feb 13, 2026 | News & Commentary

Portland Public Schools tried to make school fundraising more equitable. Donations are down – oregonlive.com: The latest incarnation of Portland Public Schools’ districtwide foundation has raised just $200,000 so far this fiscal year, with just four months left...