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Oregon Department of Education defies Trump funding ultimatum over DEI initiatives
Gov. Tina Kotek said she'd directed ODE to "hold the line" in the face of the administration's threat to pull federal funding ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek directs schools to keep DEI practices amid Trump admin funding threats
Amid the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies in schools, Oregon Governor ...
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Kotek and Oregon Education Officials Defy White House Order to Defund DEI in Schools
The Oregon Department of Education is pushing back against an April 3 federal order for states to scrap DEI programs, else ...
Details of Oregon’s push for school accountability begin to sharpen
The proposal is a centerpiece of Gov. Tina Kotek’s education agenda, but ran into early skepticism from some schools ...
Portlanders’ dim view of downtown is changing, poll finds
The “doom loop” phrase seemingly stuck in the public consciousness after ECONorthwest economist Mike Wilkerson said in a ...
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Oregon schools lack information on Level 1 and 2 sex offenders; local legislatos hope to change that
The Oregon House Committee on Judiciary held the first hearing Monday on legislation introduced by Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, ...
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How the federal funding cuts are hitting Portland
The Trump administration's restructuring of the federal bureaucracy by cutting funds and axing entire departments is reverberating across Portland and the state. Why it matters: The cuts threaten ...