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Portland State University will embed AI chatbots and peer tutors in high-attrition STEM and business courses under a nearly $3 million federal grant targeting first-generation and low-income students.
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View MoreEx-Arleta principal now teaches kindergarten at Sitton Elementary
A former PPS principal removed after a student ingested crack cocaine at Arleta K-8 in 2019 now appears as a kindergarten teacher at Sitton Elementary under a new name, KOIN 6 reports, and the district has not explained how she returned to a classroom.
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View MorePortland State tops Oregon public schools in new TIME ranking
TIME magazine ranked Portland State University No. 189 nationally and the highest-scoring public university in Oregon in its inaugural "America's Best Colleges 2027" list, which weights student outcomes at 75%.
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View MorePPS forecast: district to lose nearly 6,000 students by 2035
A new PSU Population Research Center forecast projects Portland Public Schools enrollment will fall 14% over the next decade, with high school enrollment already in decline, as the district prepares to discuss closing up to 10 schools this fall.
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View MoreOHSU study finds Oregon psilocybin up to 90% effective
A new OHSU-led study of 346 participants in Oregon's first-in-the-nation psilocybin program found more than 90% reported benefits at one month and sharp drops in depression and anxiety at three months, but rising costs and proposed fee increases threaten access.
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View MoreUO's Portland campus to anchor national youth mental health push
A $125 million gift from the Ballmer Group will fund a national expansion of UO's youth behavioral health training program through a new Catalyst Center opening Sept. 1 at the university's North Portland campus.
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View MoreCentral Catholic staffers say they lost jobs after backing student racism protest
Two Black staff members at Central Catholic High School in Portland allege their contracts were not renewed in retaliation for advising the Black Student Union's protests after a racist baseball incident in April 2026; one has filed a whistleblower complaint with Oregon BOLI.
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View MorePortland-area teachers challenge Oregon's top union leader
Two Portland-area educators from Reynolds High School and Centennial Middle School are challenging Oregon Education Association President Enrique Farrera in a contested 2027 election, backed by an activist faction pushing for more aggressive school-funding advocacy as Portland teachers face full contract negotiations the same year.
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View MorePSU's 1st Human Services graduates enter behavioral health workforce
Portland State University graduated its first cohort from a fully online Human Services degree in June 2026, placing working adults into behavioral health and victim-advocacy roles as Oregon faces severe workforce shortages in the field.
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View MorePSU falls 27,000 credentials short of adult degree goal
A new report finds Oregon has 825,000 residents with some college but no degree and is losing $183 million annually to out-of-state online programs, while Portland State University — nearly half adult learners — navigates deep budget cuts and tries to expand flexible programs for working students.
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View MorePPS projects 2 schools will hit enrollment threshold by 2031
New PPS enrollment projections show only two of Portland's 15 middle schools will meet the district's 500-student viability threshold by 2031-32, intensifying pressure on the district's school closure process as the academic year begins Aug. 31.
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View MoreNearly 400 formerly homeless Oregon youth have used tuition waiver at public colleges
Oregon's tuition waiver for youth who experienced homelessness has been used by nearly 400 students at public colleges since 2022, including Portland Community College and Portland State University. Former Portland resident Savina Zuniga, who helped advocate for the law after being evicted from her apartment in 2016, says the program addresses a gap that left homeless youth without the same financial support as foster youth.
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View MorePSU performing arts center stalls as council committee delays vote
Portland's City Life Committee heard hours of testimony Tuesday, July 28, on Mayor Keith Wilson's resolution to build a 3,000-seat Broadway theater at Portland State University but did not vote, pushing the decision to August and putting PSU's 2030 opening timeline at risk.
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