Public Education
Portland Public Schools pledges support to illegal immigrants, resistance to federal lawThe Portland Public School board has approved a resolution to resist immigration law enforcement. Resolution 7030 passed the PPS board by a… Read More
Public Education
What you need to know from Alabama, Maryland, Missouri and Oregonâs 2023-24 education report cardsFour states have released 2024 education report cards, revealing a continued downward trend in public education. Oregon In the Beaver State, just 42% of 4th graders are proficient in reading… Read More
Public Education
Oregon school sex abuse scandal widens as more investigations reveal wider cover upÂNew sex abuse allegations at an Oregon school district near Portland are rocking the community after two teachers were arrested earlier and charged with sexual abuse of students.  Now authorities… Read More
Public Education
Oregon teacher on leave after showing 1st-grade students video about masturbation, erectionsÂAn elementary school teacher in Oregon has been placed on leave after showing 1st-grade students a health video focusing on genitalia and masturbation. Joyce Smith-Johnson, elementary level director for Springfield… Read More
Public Education
Arrests reveal Oregon public school administrators allegedly covered up sex abuse concernsÂAn Oregon school board member has resigned, while a district superintendent and a principal are on leave after law enforcement says the district failed to notify them of sex abuse… Read More
Public Education
Oregon college official tells Trump voters to âjump off a f***ing bridge’An Oregon college administrator has been placed on leave after public outrage over his admonishment to Trump voters to kill themselves. Leonard Serrato is the assistant director of Fraternity and… Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education releases guidance on cell phone restrictionsThe Oregon Department of Education released a new policy encouraging public schools to limit studentsâ cell phone use. The guidance cites the associated mental, social and… Read More
Culture
Data shows Oregon prescribed kids puberty blockers 613% more per capita than CA(The Center Square) â As states rush to either affirm or ban children from undergoing sex reassignment procedures, new data shows Oregon among U.S. states providing the most such procedures. Data… Read More
Public Education
Oregon students havenât recovered from pandemic, 2024 scores revealPandemic-induced learning loss is still plaguing students in Oregon, according to the latest test scores. The Oregon Department of Education (ODE)Â released its 2024 assessment results, revealing… Read More
Courts
Track coach fired for opposing trans policy, says lawsuit(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Oregon high school track and field coach filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming he was improperly fired after stating that biological males had an unfair… Read More
Public Education
Survey places Oregonâs public schools among lowest nationwideA new report ranks Oregonâs K-12 public schools as 45th out of 50 states, based on a methodology emphasizing âqualityâ and âsafetyâ factors. âItâs important for parents to find a… Read More
Culture
Oregon revokes funding for Christian group fighting gang violence due to hiring practices(The Center Square) â Whether faith-based groups are allowed to solely hire people that agree with their faith is a question again before the courts. A ministry in Oregon that… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachersâ union backs off anti-Israel advocacy amid backlashThe Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) has removed several controversial documents promoting anti-Israel views from its website in response to community pushback. One document the Portland,… Read More
Public Education
Track coach says he was fired over his concerns about transgender athletesThe track and field coach at an Oregon high school alleges he was fired after he sent letters expressing concern about biological males competing against girls. John Parks, who was… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union pushes kindergarten curriculum demonizing ‘Zionist bullies’(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The teachers union in Portland, Oregon, has reportedly sparked controversy with a curriculum that portrays Jewish people In Israel as engaged in âsettler colonialismâ and… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachersâ union faces firestorm from Jewish community for promoting pro-Palestinian instructionThe Portland teachersâ union has released a social justice guidebook encouraging educators to promote pro-Palestinian sentiments in their classrooms. The guidebook claims Portland Public School leadership… Read More
Culture
‘Deeply regressiveâ: Biological male dominates girlsâ track and field at Oregon championshipA transgender high school runner won a girlsâ state title in Oregon Saturday, generating boos from many in the crowd who felt it was unfair for the male to be… Read More
Public Education
Oregon sex ed workshop: Teachers should ‘center fat bodies’(The Center Square) â A taxpayer-funded workshop for Oregon sex education teachers instructed teachers to embrace fat positivity, explained the âracist origins of fatphobiaâ and what it means to have âthin… Read More
Public Education
Oregon middle school lesson plan asks students to compare Trump with HitlerA school district in Oregon, already under fire for violence previously reported on by The Lion, is again on the defensive after asking middle school students… Read More
Public Education
Parents file $100M unfair labor practice complaint vs. Portland teachersâ union over 2023 strikeParents have filed an unfair labor complaint against the Portland teachersâ union, claiming its strike last November was illegal and necessitates restitution for the harmed families. The… Read More