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Portland non-profit helps students get prom ready
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — School prom season is underway across Portland, but affording a beautiful dress can be costly for some. Portland non-profit Abby’s Closet is trying to help students find the ...
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Kalispell nonprofit helps make auto repairs more affordable
Taking your car to the repair shop can be anxiety inducing, especially if you’re on a tight budget. You pay for parts and ...
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Students thrilled as PPS bookmobile delivers books, surprises, and OMSI golden keys
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Packed with hundreds of new reads for students, the Portland Public Schools (PPS) bookmobile visited Astor K-8 and Chavez K-8. “This will be my first time reading in a ...
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The Best Coffee Shops in Portland
He, for better and for worse, takes his coffee black. Whether Portland newcomers or coffee newbies would know it, this quiet neighborhood coffee shop on its namesake avenue was a significant bastion ...
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Portland Public Schools Angles for State Dollars
The big debate over education spending in Salem this legislative session is a chicken-egg question—which comes first, the spending or the accountability. The governor and the superintendent of ...
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Portland schools question adequacy of governor's education bills without funding plan
Tina Kotek introduced House Bill 2009 and its companion bill Senate Bill 141, Portland Public Schools leaders are raising concerns over its potential impact, arguing that without additional ...
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PPS to Gov. Kotek: ‘We need to fully fund classrooms’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Facing a $40 million budget shortfall for year, the Portland Public Schools Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong is tentatively planning to propose a budget that cuts more ...
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Gov. Kotek moves to hold Oregon schools more accountable for academic outcomes
Stand for Children, the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts were among fellow supporters. Portland Public Schools leaders responded ...
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Kids bop at a Portland elementary school’s dance parties, but for a noise-averse neighbor, it’s not a big hit
Every Friday morning at 10:30 a.m., a gaggle of 5-, 6- and 7-year-olds spill out onto the playground at Sabin Elementary in Northeast Portland with the same energy as a herd of Gen Zers being let ...
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Portland Schools challenge Gov. Kotek's education bills over funding concerns
Portland Public Schools warns that new accountability bills could strain their budget without additional funding. Greenland Voters Reject Trump in Favor of Independence What Creedence Clearwater ...
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Portland Police Bureau hosts event for women, girls to explore careers in public safety
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) and other local and regional agencies hosted its annual “Women in Public Safety” event on Saturday at its training facility. The ...