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In-class screen time is the next frontier in the school technology debate

Last month, the BendLa Pine school board passed a resolution directing the school district to reframe its relationship to technology in the classroom.

Oregon school districts blocked from cutting instruction time to patch budget holes

Governor Tina Kotek has ordered school districts to stop shortening the school year to close budget gaps, arguing the state cannot afford to lose more instructional time. Educators say the order offers no new funding.

Eugene school students to automatically receive public library cards in community literacy drive

Thousands of public school students in Eugene are getting library cards delivered straight to their schools. Unless their adults opt out, all Eugene School District 4J students will get a library card delivered to their school, ready to useno trip to the library necessary.

Oregon, Washington schools face continued repairs, damages in the wake of latest storms

Fallen trees, burst pipes and downed power lines have damaged a number of schools, including two in Portland that may not reopen until mid-February.

Oregon school districts seek to use federal guidance to expand free meal access

When students return to Lava Ridge Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, next week after winter break, everyone will be able to get free breakfast and lunch, regardless of whether their families have applied.

Portland school strike is over, but the governor says school funding talks must continue

Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday she plans to spearhead a statewide conversation over how to address the myriad of systemic challenges plaguing the states public school system.

College-bound Portland students worry about catching up after lost class time

As of late Monday, the PAT and Portland Public Schools appeared to be very close to a contract settlement that would end the teacher strike. But some college-bound students taking advanced courses are worried about how theyll catch up when class returns

Portland teachers on the picket lines buoyed by new negotiations

State officials did look through the Portland Public Schools budget recently and identified about $12 million that could be used to bring the two sides together. But $12 million is only a fraction of the difference between the school district proposal and that of the Portland Associations of Teachers.

Portland teachers strike continues; school canceled again Monday

Negotiations between Portland Public Schools and Portland Association of Teachers continued Saturday and Sunday, but the two sides had not reached an agreement by Sunday evening.