Education

Attorneys claim the district violated Oregon public meetings law and cost district parents hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Meanwhile, substitute teachers across Oregon say districts haven't paid them for time they spent taking mandatory training.

"Authentic" was one of this year's most looked-up words, according to the lexical leader. That speaks volumes about our quest for truth in an age of algorithms and online artifice.

Small, rural districts often struggle to pass local bond measures to pay for school construction and repairs. In some cases, leaking roofs, dry rot and broken air conditioners haven’t been fixed in years.

Portland Public Schools and Portland Association of Teachers announced a tentative deal Sunday evening. Students are set to return Monday.

The two sides discussed class sizes and planning time over the weekend, but no deal was reached.

The Medford School District has been negotiating with teachers and staff over a new contract for seven months. The two sides continue to disagree on basic parts of the contract, including pay.

The Portland public district confirmed Sunday night that students would not be in classes Monday due to the ongoing teachers strike, and a failure to reach a contract over the weekend.

A new law requires K-12 schools to add media literacy to curriculum for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies. Among the lessons will be recognizing fake news.

The event’s keynote speaker was Lt. Col. retired Kirk Mickelsen, an SOU graduate from 1991 who led the university's ROTC program.

Reasearch shows teens don't get sleepy until 10:45 or 11 p.m. But high school classes in Nashville still start at 7:05 a.m. "It's not a badge of honor," says the mayor.

Portland Public Schools and Portland Association of Teachers had not reached an agreement by 7 p.m. Sunday.