
Natalie Pate
Education Reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting
Education reporter @OPB, sometimes @NPR. @WUCollegian consultant. Hosted 'On the Outside' youth w/ incarcerated parents podcast. @IRE_NICAR mentor. (She/Ella)
Articles
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1 week ago |
heraldandnews.com | Natalie Pate
Oregon students may soon be prevented from using cellphones and other personal electronic devices at school. Oregon House Bill 2251, which House representatives passed Tuesday on a 36-21 vote, requires school districts to ban student cellphone use during the school day. kAm%96 3:== C646:G65 3:A2CE:D2? DFAA@CE @? E96 w@FD6 65F42E:@? 4@>>:EE66[ H:E9 #6A] t>:=J |4x?E:C6[ #\t28=6 !@:?E[ 2D E96 =@?6 5:DD6?E:?8 G@E6] qFE :E @?=J A2DD65 E96 w@FD6 @?
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1 week ago |
opb.org | Natalie Pate
Oregon students may soon be prevented from using cellphones and other personal electronic devices at school. Oregon House Bill 2251, which House representatives passed Tuesday on a 36-21 vote, requires school districts to ban student cellphone use during the school day. The bill received bipartisan support on the House education committee, with Rep. Emily McIntire, R-Eagle Point, as the lone dissenting vote.
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1 week ago |
opb.org | Natalie Pate
Gov. Tina Kotek and Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner Christina Stephenson have announced a joint effort to protect students from bullying, discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin and immigration status in Oregon schools.
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1 week ago |
opb.org | Natalie Pate
At the start of each class, Melissa Kennybrew and her students at Benson Polytechnic High School in Northeast Portland recite the poem "In Lak’ech," part of a larger work by the Chicano playwright Luis Valdez:“Tú eres mi otro yo. You are my other me. Si te hago daño a ti, If I do harm to you, Me hago daño a mi mismo. I do harm to myself. Si te amo y respeto, If I love and respect you, Me amo y respeto yo.
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2 weeks ago |
opb.org | Natalie Pate
Preschool for All is reaching its equity objectives but could do more to support preschools and serve diverse children, especially those with disabilities. The program also risks losing credibility if it fails to reach its goal of universal preschool across the county by 2030. Those are some of the key takeaways from a Multnomah County audit released Wednesday, which includes 16 recommendations to improve and expand the program.
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