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Oregon OKs $20 million settlement in college savings plan suit

By Brent Hunsberger, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 9:54PM
The settlement recovers 56 percent of the $36 million the state estimates parents lost last year in one fund. Full story »

Trail Blazers, Vulcan look ahead as Paul Allen faces cancer

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By Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian

November 21, 2009, 8:05PM
News last week that Paul Allen is fighting cancer again raises unanswerable questions about Allen's future and that of the Blazers and the businesses he runs through his Seattle company, Vulcan Inc. Full story »

Season of Sharing: Hard times for humanitarians

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By The Oregonian

November 21, 2009, 8:03PM
This year, it's the helpers who need help. As the region's economic troubles show no sign of lessening, many agencies and nonprofits face their own problems: budget and staff cuts, fewer contributions of cash and resalable goods, and increased demand for their services. Full story »

OSU faculty to take unpaid furlough days

By Suzanne Pardington, The Oregonian

November 20, 2009, 5:24PM
Faculty at Oregon State University voted this week to support a plan to take two to six furlough days from January through June to help close a budget gap due to state budget cuts.  Full story »

CCC students to discuss Measures 66 and 67

By Nicole Dungca, The Oregonian

November 20, 2009, 12:20PM
Clackamas Community College students are planning several events to spur discussion about Measures 66 and 67.  Full story »
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Education jargon buster available online

By Wendy Owen, The Oregonian

November 20, 2009, 10:36AM
Can't understand a word your child's teacher says? Try an education jargon dictionary available on-line Full story »

PCC readies winter term GED classes

By Roger Gregory, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 4:12PM
Students completing all five GED exams may earn free credit at PCC Full story »

West Linn sixth-graders to help homeless teens

By Vickie Kavanagh, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 3:50PM
Homeless teenagers will be treated to an early Thanksgiving on Saturday. Many Hands, a community service group of West Linn sixth-graders, will deliver Thanksgiving-themed sack lunches to the Janus Youth Program's Access Center of Portland. The center serves street-dependent youth, ages 13 to 24, who are seeking support services through Portland's Homeless Youth Continuum.  Full story »

Tigard-Tualatin schools chief will host budget update meeting

By Melissa Navas, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 2:09PM
Rob Saxton will discuss the budget and potential effects of ballot measures 66 and 67. Full story »

Educators seek ways to help college students succeed

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By Bill Graves, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 1:59PM
More than 200 educators gathered at Portland State University today to explore ways they can help more students go to college and succeed when they get there. One theme that prevailed in the conference was that colleges need to help all students, especially disadvantaged ones, connect and feel they belong. Full story »

Strong words in Washington: Don't punt on math requirements

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By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 1:55PM
Washington's superintendent proposes following the Oregon Board of Education's example and delaying the requirement to prove math knowledge to get a diploma. The reaction from Washington's state school board? "Delay is not a winning game plan." Full story »

Oregon Court of Appeals denies Medford teacher's gun request

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By Melissa Navas, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 1:03PM
Shirley Katz, a South Medford High School teacher, said she wanted to bring the gun to school to protect herself from her former husband. Full story »

PCC students and faculty will get dirty to protect Fanno Creek

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By Abby Haight, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 8:30AM
Portland Community College has teamed with the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services to install a swale, planted with native vegetation, to catch polluted storm-water runoff from a campus parking lot. Full story »

Linfield College German professor wins state award

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By Suzanne Pardington, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 6:00AM
Peter Richardson will be named Oregon's professor of the year today in Washington, D.C., by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Full story »

Schools rating system streamlined to 3 tiers

By Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian

November 19, 2009, 3:30AM
The Oregon Department of Education applied a streamlined rating scale to the state report cards issued to schools. Schools can now be rated as outstanding, satisfactory and in need of improvement. Full story »
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