Jefferson High School in Portland. An initiative petition that could appear on the Oregon fall ballot aims to boost the state's high school graduation rate.
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- We take up some of the biggest news of the week with Zahir Janmohamed, Eric Fruits, and Phyllis Fletcher.
- The latest high school graduation rates for Oregon were just released, and we're still near the bottom of the list when compared to other states. But some schools are doing relatively well. We speak to the principal of Jefferson High School, Margaret Calvert.
- We talk with one of the Oregon lawmakers sponsoring a bill that would preserve the Affordable Care Act's requirement for insurers to provide free birth control even if Congress repeals the ACA. It would also go a step further, requiring coverage for abortion procedures.
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