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National Portland schools
Environmental art and science-based learning academy ChildRootsNW to open in NW
Portland schools
March 14, 2012
Over the past 5 years of mom-hood in Portland, I've noticed a handful of learning centers and preschools whose names are continually recomended...
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Portland Public Schools hires an ombudsman to be its chief problem-solver
Portland schools
November 22, 2011
Know what an ombudsman is? If you're a parent to a Portland Public Schools (PPS) student, you may want to know. An ombudsman, by defninition,...
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Packing Lunches VS Hot Meal Plans
lunch
September 26, 2011
Many Portland parents worry about the foods their children choose when at school and away from their parents. While there are usually a couple...
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Teacher Appreciation Week May 2nd-May 6th
Teacher Appreciation Week
April 29, 2011
Almost everyone can think of a teacher who made a difference in their lives. The teacher that got you excited about music, the one who went above...
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Portland class sizes - Part II
Education & Schools
August 10, 2010
Maybe Portland won't need toworry about class sizes going up after all. A coup for school districts all over occurred about two hours ago when...
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Portland - Your class sizes are too small! Firing teachers is the answer! What??
Education & Schools
August 10, 2010
Say again.... I just heard on a popular political show that a group of ultra-conservative politicians and civilians are trying to convince the...
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Apples to apples - why Oregon and Washington should adopt the Core State Standards
Education & Schools
August 9, 2010
Why are states choosing a single set of common state standards? You’ve heard of comparing “apples to apples?” Washington and...
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Portland's Beaverton School District is Investing in Innovation (i3) Obama-style!
Education & Schools
August 8, 2010
Congratulations Beaverton School District on winning one of the 49 coveted Investing in Innovation (i3) Federal Grants! Over 1600 proposals were...
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Portland/Vancouver teachers - You can help rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Education & Schools
July 26, 2010
You may not be aware that the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA/NCLB) is coming up again this year. Secretary of...
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How will Portland schools fare when gifted education funding is cut?
Education & Schools
July 24, 2010
Few U.S. citizens would agree to cutting special education funds. After all, students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) obviously learn...
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