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Portland Private Schools, by the Numbers

Application deadlines, tuition costs, demographics, and more key info on Portland-area K–12 private schools.

08/30/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Sexually Implicit

Porn Is Everywhere. Why Has School Sex Ed Mostly Ignored It?

Even Oregon’s progressive health curriculum has struggled to address sexually explicit media, but it’s about to join the conversation in middle and high schools.

08/26/2024 By Ellee Thalheimer Illustrations by Matt Chase

Hold the Phone

Is a Cell Phone Policy Coming to Portland Classrooms?

Portland Public Schools is reconsidering its laissez-faire approach.

05/07/2024 By Zoe Sayler

News

Will the Portland School Year End in July? Four Possibilities after the Strike

Students at Portland Public Schools have now missed school since November 1. What does that mean for summer break?

11/22/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Education

Portland Private Schools by the Numbers: 2023–2024

Application deadlines, tuition costs, demographics, and more key info on Portland-area K–12 private schools.

08/30/2023 Edited by Portland Monthly Staff

First Person

Who Powers Portland’s Bike and Walk School Buses?

A cycling mom joins walk and bike buses helping kids get to school in neighborhoods rich and poor, where volunteers keep the wheels turning.

08/28/2023 By Ellee Thalheimer Photography by Thomas Teal

Education

Portland Private Schools, by the Numbers 2022–2023

Use our handy guide to zero in on what you’re looking for, from faith-based education to language immersion and more.

05/02/2023 By Portland Monthly Staff

Health Care

In Oregon, an Effort to Train the Next Generation of Abortion Care Providers Gets Underway

Patients from other states are already coming here to seek help. Now their caregivers are following suit.

12/05/2022 By Julia Silverman Illustrations by Marina Muun

Arts News

12 Portland Arts Orgs Receive $10K Education Grants from Oregon Arts Commission

The Arts Learning grants went to 24 organizations statewide to support residencies, haunted houses, original operas, and more.

08/29/2022 By Conner Reed

School Supplies

Choice Back-to-School Supplies for the Design-Forward Kid

Japanese erasers, statement pencils, a whale stapler from Italy, lay-flat notebooks, and more from Portland shops

08/25/2022 By Julia Silverman

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Health

Oregon’s Menstrual Dignity Act Hits the Right-Wing Outrage Machine

Advocates for the bill say its critics have completely missed the point—it’s about equity.

05/10/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Feature

Inside the Search for Hundreds of Portland’s Missing Students

When school buildings reopened in September, hundreds of students who should have been there never came back. A small team of Portland Public Schools employees is on their trail.

03/29/2022 By Julia Silverman Photography by NASHCO PHOTO

Education

Enrollment at the State's Biggest School District Is Down 4.1 Percent

Kindergarten enrollment stays flat, and the majority at the PPS Online Learning Academy are students of color.

11/15/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Education

Burning Questions About Back to School 2021

What about lunch? Will my kid be spending the year in quarantine? What’s up with after-care?

08/25/2021 By Julia Silverman

School

Pack Your Schoolbag with These Local Back-to-School Supplies

Where to find supplies from backpacks, planners, water bottles and more while supporting Portland businesses.

08/23/2021 By Cami Hughes

Education

Back to School: Local Black Parents on Making a Tough Call

The national narrative was that Black families were among the most hesitant about a return to school buildings. One North Portland school bucked that trend last spring, by building trust among families.

08/17/2021 By Fiona McCann

Higher Education

Students and Faculty at Portland's Biggest Community College Say They Want to Go Back to Campus This Fall

The administration isn't so sure.

05/25/2021 By Kanani Cortez and Julia Silverman

Education

So, Will Your Kid Be Back to School Full-Time in Oregon Next Year?

State education officials are hopeful but aren’t making promises just yet.

03/12/2021 By Julia Silverman

Footnotes

LISTEN: What Will Schools Look Like in the Fall?

Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman talks with Oregon Department of Education director Colt Gill about when schools might be able to go back to normal.

03/12/2021 By Gabriel Granillo

Higher Education

At the University of Oregon, Graduation Is Canceled, but a Pre-Olympic Track Event Is Still On

Frustrated students are questioning the decision.

03/10/2021 By Reina Harwood

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