
Julia Silverman
Education Reporter at Oregon Live (The Oregonian)
Education reporter at The @Oregonian, scientist’s wife, mother of twins, resisted Twitter for as long as I could. Opinions are my own. DMs are open.
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4 days ago |
oregonlive.com | Julia Silverman
Gov. Tina Kotek recently hailed the signing of a bill that set aside $35 million for summer learning programs this year and next as the “biggest bill” of the legislative session thus far, calling it “a huge win for all of Oregon.”But for the 74 school districts, charter schools and education service districts that so far have informed that state that they were turning down their cut of that money, that win came too late and with too many strings attached.
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4 days ago |
oregonlive.com | Julia Silverman
Portland Public Schools is ending virtually all fully remote work options for central office employees starting in the 2025-2026 school year, Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong said Monday in a memo to staffers. “It has become clear that in a people-centered organization like Portland Public Schools, presence matters,” Armstrong wrote.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Julia Silverman
In a brief and somewhat opaque meeting Thursday night, members of the Beaverton school board voted 5-2 to hire a neutral, third-party investigator to look into community complaints filed against board member Tammy Carpenter. It’s a highly unusual move and was prompted by multiple complaints filed over Carpenter’s staunch pro-Palestinian stance on social media, according to copies of the complaints provided to The Oregonian/OregonLive in response to a public records request.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Julia Silverman
Según datos del estado, alrededor del 24% —aproximadamente uno de cada cuatro— de los estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas de Portland (Portland Public Schools) vive con una familia que recibe ayuda gubernamental para combatir la pobreza o no tiene hogar, es de una familia migrante o vive en cuidado temporal.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Julia Silverman
The Beaverton School District will soon lose its superintendent of three years. Gustavo Balderas told staff and community members Wednesday that he has accepted the role of superintendent of Washington’s Puget Sound Educational Service District. The regional organization serves more than 426,000 students in the Seattle area. Balderas said he will transition to the role over the course of the next school year and will start in Washington no later than July 2026.
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Just dropping this here to note that Washington state lawmakers have voted to eliminate the cap on special education funding. Meanwhile, a bill to increase — not even eliminate — the sped cap in OR is languishing in committee. https://t.co/GTcZ5QmJgP

Have you got questions about/b the May 20 vote on the @PPSConnect bond? Send them my way (in the comments or at [email protected] if you're shy) and I'll try to answer during this week's AMA-special edition of @Oregonian's Beat Check podcast! https://t.co/pPOtQdM1D9

The debate over teaching about Palestine, Israel and Hamas flares up again, this time in Beaverton. https://t.co/adAdQ1RDVq