Betsy Hammond
Education Reporter at Oregon Live (The Oregonian)
The place to learn and talk about Portland-area schools. Lead contributor is editor and reporter Betsy Hammond. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Betsy Hammond
Voters have the chance to decide who is on their local school board and community college board in this year’s May 20 election. Voters in much of Multnomah County will also get to decide the fate of two big money measures: A proposed $1.83 billion Portland Public Schools school modernization bond and the first construction bond proposed in Mt. Hood Community College’s 50-plus year history.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Betsy Hammond
Between March 6 and March 13, Portland polling firm DHM Research surveyed registered voters in the Portland metro area for The Oregonian/OregonLive. The survey reached 600 metro residents – a sufficient size to assess the opinions of the area’s adult population across age, gender, education and political affiliation.
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2 weeks ago |
oregonlive.com | Betsy Hammond
The Hawthorne Bridge is stuck in the raised position, making it impassable for cars, bikes, buses and pedestrians, Multnomah County officials cautioned Tuesday evening. They say electricians have been summoned to try to fix the problem. But in the meantime, people are advised to seek an alternative crossing of the Willamette River.
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2 weeks ago |
oregonlive.com | Betsy Hammond
Some Oregonians have been puzzled this week as they’ve spotted flags flying at half-staff at government buildings, schools and elsewhere. After all, no deaths of notable Oregonians have been in the news. That’s true. But a well-known Argentinian living in Rome passed away this week, and the news quickly reverberated in Oregon. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, died at about 1 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday. Within hours, Gov.
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3 weeks ago |
oregonlive.com | Betsy Hammond
Umpqua Community College officials identified softball player Kiley Jones and coach Jami Strinz as the two people killed in a crash Friday night while the team was traveling back to the Roseburg campus after a game. An oncoming car crossed the line and hit the team bus, which Strinz was driving, Oregon State Police reported. Jones, 19, was a first-year student and first-base player from Nampa, Idaho.
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