Public Education
What you need to know from Alabama, Maryland, Missouri and Oregon’s 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… Read More
Public Education
Oregon school sex abuse scandal widens as more investigations reveal wider cover upNew 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. … Read More
Public Education
Oregon teacher on leave after showing 1st-grade students video about masturbation, erectionsAn 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… Read More
Public Education
Arrests reveal Oregon public school administrators allegedly covered up sex abuse concernsAn 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… Read More
Public Education
Oregon college official tells Trump voters to ‘jump 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… 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 students’ cell phone use. The guidance cites the associated mental,… Read More
Public Education
Oregon students haven’t 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) released its 2024 assessment… Read More
Courts
Track coach fired for opposing trans policy, says lawsuit(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Oregon high school track and field coach filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming he was improperly fired after stating that biological males had an… Read More
Public Education
Survey places Oregon’s public schools among lowest nationwideA new report ranks Oregon’s K-12 public schools as 45th out of 50 states, based on a methodology emphasizing “quality” and “safety” factors. “It’s important for parents to… Read More
Culture
Oregon revokes funding for Christian group fighting gang violence due to hiring practices(The Center Square) – 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… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachers’ 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… 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,… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union pushes kindergarten curriculum demonizing ‘Zionist bullies’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The teachers union in Portland, Oregon, has reportedly sparked controversy with a curriculum that portrays Jewish people In Israel as engaged in “settler colonialism”… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union faces firestorm from Jewish community for promoting pro-Palestinian instructionThe Portland teachers’ union has released a social justice guidebook encouraging educators to promote pro-Palestinian sentiments in their classrooms. The guidebook claims Portland… Read More
Culture
‘Deeply regressive’: Biological male dominates girls’ track and field at Oregon championshipA transgender high school runner won a girls’ state title in Oregon Saturday, generating boos from many in the crowd who felt it was unfair for the male to… Read More
Public Education
Oregon sex ed workshop: Teachers should ‘center fat bodies’(The Center Square) – A taxpayer-funded workshop for Oregon sex education teachers instructed teachers to embrace fat positivity, explained the “racist origins of fatphobia” and what it means to have… 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 Heartlander, is again on the defensive after asking middle school… Read More
Public Education
Parents file $100M unfair labor practice complaint vs. Portland teachers’ union over 2023 strikeParents have filed an unfair labor complaint against the Portland teachers’ union, claiming its strike last November was illegal and necessitates restitution for the harmed families. The… Read More
Government
Oregon counties receiving $47.7 million from USDA to fund schools, roads(The Center Square) – The part of the federal government which handles forestry, inside the part of the government that handles agriculture is funding local efforts in Oregon that… Read More
Culture
‘Encouraged and celebrated cheating’: Biological male takes 2nd in girls’ track eventsA biological male in Oregon placed second in the girls’ 200-meter and 400-meter race at the Sherwood Need for Speed Invitational. Aayden Gallegher, a 10th grader at McDaniel… Read More