Portland Public Schools weighs canceling contract for Jefferson High School modernization
A five-page memo obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive recommends terminating the district’s contract with Portland-based ...
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State Opens Probe of Lincoln High Hoops Fracas
Now, the Oregon Department of Education is stepping in, accepting an appeal filed by Greg Davenport, a Lincoln parent, ...
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Lincoln school board approves chief lobbyist Skretta as interim superintendent
Cancel anytime. LINCOLN — The Lincoln school board officially tapped the district’s chief lobbyist to be the Lincoln Public Schools’ long-term interim superintendent Tuesday after Paul ...
Portland Public Schools’ costly plan to modernize high schools out of line with similar projects in region, audit finds
Portland Public Schools’ plan to spend up to $1.15 billion to modernize three aging high schools is far out of line with similar projects in the region, even when accounting for inflation,an ...
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PPS outside audit: Scale back high school renovation costs
A new outside audit to the Portland Public Schools board found spending for the remodels on those three schools are out of ...
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$40M deficit forces Portland Public Schools to consider deep cuts and job losses
PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials at Portland Public Schools signaled that significant budget cuts are on the horizon for the 2025-26 school year. On Wednesday, Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong ...
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Man with knife got inside Lincoln elementary school, LPD says
The Lincoln Police Department said he had a knife. That didn’t work, so Lincoln Public Schools said he came through a door but couldn’t get past the interior door of the vestibule, which was ...
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Lincoln elementary school says all students safe after intruder attempted to enter building with a knife
AND THAT BREAKING NEWS IS FROM LINCOLN, WHERE A MAN WITH A KNIFE BREAKS INTO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FORCING IT TO GO INTO LOCKDOWN. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL. POLICE TELL US EVERYONE ...
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South Portland Middle School evacuated due to gas smell
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — South Portland Middle School was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a gas smell. In a letter to families, Principal Rebecca Stern said seventh and eighth graders would be taken ...
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Vape detection devices being installed in bathrooms at all LPS middle, high schools
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lincoln Public Schools is attempting to curb vaping by installing vape detectors in bathrooms at all middle and high schools. In a letter sent to Northwest High School ...
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Lincoln students at MLK youth rally spell out need for diversity and equity
LINCOLN SOUTHEAST JUNIOR ADDISON OLDS GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN HAVE SPREAD LIKE POSITIVE ACTION THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOLS AND HOW ...
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Local View: LPS hire will be tricky one
Lincoln Public School District is unique ... We’re nearly as big as the public school districts of Portland (43,000), Seattle (48,000) and San Francisco (50,000). One downside effect of this ...