A laser focus on literacy for summer learning programs runs into opposition at Legislature

by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2025 | News & Commentary

A laser focus on literacy for summer learning programs runs into opposition at Legislature – oregonlive.com: With spring break just around the corner, Oregon lawmakers are still wrestling over requirements for summer learning programs that will kick off in just...

A Portland center for Black culture closes its doors

by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2025 | News & Commentary

A Portland center for Black culture closes its doors – oregonlive.com: The Soul Restoration Center, a colorful cultural and community hub for Black Portland, is closing this month after losing its lease in the historic Albina Arts building in Northeast Portland,...

Oregon Republican lawmaker reads sexually explicit passage on House floor to call out bill that would ban book bans

by Ty Davison | Mar 18, 2025 | News & Commentary

Oregon Republican lawmaker reads sexually explicit passage on House floor to call out bill that would ban book bans – oregonlive.com: His on-camera literary recitation from a young adult novel was a response to a Democratic-sponsored bill up for consideration in...

Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies as Oregon weighs ‘Momnibus’

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

Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies as Oregon weighs ‘Momnibus’ • Oregon Capital Chronicle: When LaTasha Williams learned she was pregnant in fall 2021, one of the first things she felt was fear. She hadn’t planned to...

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...