Latino High School Grads Enter College At Record Rate

Seven in 10 Latino high school graduates in the 2012 class went to college, according to a report.

Union Members Complain About Conditions At PSU-Owned Hotel

OPB | May 16, 2013 5:10 p.m.

Dozens of union members and college students rallied at Portland State University Thursday over allegations about working conditions at a hotel the university owns.

Schools' Supporters Face Questions In Legislature

OPB | May 13, 2013 3:31 p.m.

Backers of a $55 million proposal to improve Oregon's classroom instruction faced questions from legislators this Monday.

Portland ACCESS Program Moving And Growing

OPB | May 13, 2013 5:10 p.m.

The Portland school district’s program for exceptional students will add more students, as it moves next fall to a new home.

It's Not Powerball, But Portland Schools' Lottery Can Be A Long Shot

OPB | May 17, 2013 5:18 p.m.

The odds can be as bad as one-in-ten to transfer into high-demand Portland Public Schools according to this year’s lottery results.

'Re-Think PSU' Launches New Classes

OPB | May 17, 2013 10:41 a.m.

Portland State University is rolling out $2.3 million in grants for new academic programs and approaches solicited from hundreds of faculty members.

Hiring Julie Hermann, Rutgers Seeks A New Era In Athletics

NPR | May 16, 2013 7:18 a.m.

The hire of Julie Hermann comes weeks after turmoil engulfed its athletics department.

To Get Kids To Class, LA Softens Its Hard Line

NPR | May 15, 2013 5:52 p.m.

Los Angeles will relax its truancy penalties and instead focus on the reasons kids skip school.

LA Schools Throw Out Suspensions For 'Willful Defiance'

NPR | May 15, 2013 5:50 p.m.

Those cases accounted for nearly half of California's 700,000 suspensions last year.

Publisher Threatens Librarian With $1 Billion Lawsuit

NPR | May 15, 2013 noon

A blogger who criticizes "predatory" journals is threatened with a $1 billion lawsuit.

Arts Program Visited By Bernstein Family At Portland Middle School

OPB | May 14, 2013 1:45 p.m.

Oregon has one of the few arts programs in the country initiated by the late classical music giant, Leonard Bernstein. His son visited the program Tuesday.

City, Schools Reach Deal On Arts Tax Quandary

OPB | May 13, 2013 5:31 p.m.

Portland leaders say they reached a deal Monday with the city’s school districts on how to manage the legal uncertainty surrounding a new arts tax.

All Races Attracted To HBCU Campuses

NPR | May 13, 2013 8:57 a.m.

According to a new report, historically black colleges and universities are attracting more Asian and Latino students than ever before. Host Michel Martin discusses that and other findings with the report's author, Marybeth Gasman, and Morgan State University President, David Wilson.