Natalie Pate

1 week ago | heraldandnews.com | Natalie Pate

School districts, large and small, are facing another year of multi-million-dollar budget deficits. And this time around, it’s compounded by uncertain federal funding. Portland Public Schools — Oregon’s largest district — is bracing for roughly $43 million in reductions for the 2025-26 school year. kAm%96 =@42= E62496CD F?:@? 92D AFD965 324< 2D E96 %:82C5\%F2=2E:? $49@@= s:DEC:4E A=2?D E@ >2<6 4FED 27764E:?8 5@K6?D @7 65F42E@CD ?6IE J62C]k^AmkAmp?5 #6J?@=5D $49@@= s:DEC:4E[ :?

1 week ago | opb.org | Natalie Pate

A desk in the hallway of David Douglas High School in Portland on September 6, 2023. Oregon school districts grapple with budget woes in 2025 as federal funding hangs in the balanceSchool districts, large and small, are facing another year of multi-million-dollar budget deficits. And this time around, it’s compounded by uncertain federal funding. Portland Public Schools — Oregon’s largest district — is bracing for roughly $43 million in reductions for the 2025-26 school year.

1 week ago | opb.org | Natalie Pate

In November 2020, Portland Public Schools asked voters to support a $1.2 billion bond to fund continued work modernizing the district’s high schools. In addition to the funds for schools, investments in technology and other upgrades, the bond set aside money to create a new facility called the Center for Black Student Excellence.

2 weeks ago | opb.org | Natalie Pate

Superintendents from seven of Oregon’s largest school districts released a joint message Wednesday calling out recent federal actions they say have harmed local communities. The school district leaders argue their commitment to their communities is at odds with the realities of the current American political climate. That goes for major issues dominating national headlines, such as the fear of deportation in local schools.

2 weeks ago | klcc.org | Natalie Pate

A coalition of parents and Head Start providers on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Head Start program. Oregon is joining the fight. “Since taking office, the Trump administration has tried to destabilize, paralyze, and sow chaos in Head Start,” Joel Ryan, executive director of the Washington State Head Start & Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, said in a press release this week.