Tiffany Camhi

1 week ago | newsfromthestates.com | Tiffany Camhi

Senate Bill 5516, which passed easily on the House floor Monday afternoon, will increase the budget for Oregon’s State School Fund by more than 11% from the last biennium. School districts throughout the state rely on money from the fund to pay for operational expenses covering everything from books and utility bills to the salaries of teachers, administrators and other staff. “Senate Bill 5516 doesn’t solve every challenge, but it’s a clear statement of our values,” said Rep.

2 weeks ago | ijpr.org | Tiffany Camhi

Natalia Quintana Parrilla loves being a science researcher. But the 24-year-old Oregon Health and Science University research assistant said the work is sometimes maddening. “It’s very frustrating and you fail most of the time,” Parrilla said. “But those little moments, those eureka moments when you figure something out — that feeling is indescribable.”Parrilla, who grew up and went to college in Puerto Rico, has always liked biology. And she has a knack for analyzing data.

4 weeks ago | klcc.org | Tiffany Camhi

Portland State University senior Zahra Malikshah, knows that a college degree is often the key that unlocks opportunities to higher-paying jobs and economic stability. The benefits are clear to many young people. But Malikshah, 26, believes a lot of people her age just don’t have the money or resources to attend a college or university in the first place.

1 month ago | ijpr.org | Tiffany Camhi

More than a dozen school districts throughout Oregon asked voters this week for their financial support to refurbish aging school buildings and shore up declining operations budgets. For the most part, Oregonians delivered. But in some districts, finding the support and votes to pass a bond or levy continues to be out of reach. The most recent count of ballots from the May 20 special election shows voters backing 10 out of the 13 school bond and levy measures on the ballot throughout the state.

1 month ago | opb.org | Tiffany Camhi

More than a dozen school districts throughout Oregon asked voters this week for their financial support to refurbish aging school buildings and shore up declining operations budgets. For the most part, Oregonians delivered. But in some districts, finding the support and votes to pass a bond or levy continues to be out of reach. The most recent count of ballots from the May 20 special election shows voters backing 10 out of the 13 school bond and levy measures on the ballot throughout the state.