Julia Silverman

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Portland parents push for some of nation’s strictest limits on screens in schools

By: Julia Silverman

The Portland proposal seeks to ban all device use through the end of second grade

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With its back-to-school video, Portland Public Schools touches a nerve for both liberals and conservatives

By: Julia Silverman

The video message features both an iconic drag queen and the head of the Portland Metro Chamber.

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Portland Public Schools weighs raise for its superintendent as it faces budget cuts, school closures

By: Julia Silverman

A copy of her proposed contract extension lists her new base salary at $344,792 per year, or $28,733 dollars a month.

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Portland school board backs planning for up to 20 school closures

By: Julia Silverman

Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong had asked the board to weigh in as the district’s school closure and consolidation plans move into a critical stage.

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Portland Public Schools board approves raise, contract extension for its superintendent

By: Julia Silverman

A copy of her contract extension lists her new base salary at $344,792 per year, or $28,733 a month.

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This Oregon university will grant families earning $80,000 or less free tuition

By: Julia Silverman

Across the country, both private and public colleges have been experimenting with tuition waivers and discounts as prices for higher education have climbed.

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After ousting executive director, Oregon teachers union selects new interim leader

By: Julia Silverman

| Oregon's largest teachers union has tapped the longtime former head of the Illinois teachers union to serve as its interim executive director, a spokesman for the statewide union said Thursday.

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Thousands of Oregon students skip state tests. Could lawmakers revisit opt-out rules?

By: Julia Silverman

Concerns over low participation rates in state standardized tests were the focus of a rare hearing on the topic before the Interim House Education Committee

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Benson High student expected to survive after mixing chemicals, inhaling fumes

By: Julia Silverman

The incident prompted an immediate evacuation of the Northeast Portland high school.

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Oregon tried to change how future teachers learn to teach reading. Will it pay off?

By: Julia Silverman

Colleges and universities were given two years to integrate more research-backed teaching methods into their curricula by this fall.