Schools

Tens of thousands of public school students in Washington state returned to classes this month in school buildings judged to be at risk of collapse in a strong earthquake. A new report to the state legislature prepared by state geologists and a structural engineering firm gave the lowest possible seismic safety rating to more than 90 percent of the school buildings assessed in a selective statewide survey.

Excitement mixed with anxiety for the first day back to school for some Portland teachers.

As school begins, many parents, teachers and students are worried about the return to the classroom with COVID-19 cases on the rise in Oregon.

Former Greater Albany Public Schools superintendent Melissa Goff says her former district is not prioritizing equity in her absence. The board chair disagrees.

High school graduation is underway for the Class of 2021. Oregon students in career technical education programs are some of the most likely to graduate.

The deal announced on Friday comes days after Gov. Brown sent a blistering letter about lawmaker's plans for funding K-12 education.

Mountain View High School's principal had been on paid administrative leave for nearly two months after four teachers complained. Investigators had advised the district to address favoritism and racist language among staff under his tenure.

Some elementary students in Oregon’s second-largest school district have been back to schools in person for a month. Students are excited to be back, but district data shows that attendance is down.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown ordered all public schools to offer some kind of in-person instruction by mid-April. But parents still disagree on what's best for schools and students.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has said in order to run full-contact sports outdoors, high schools have to offer some instruction indoors.