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05/14/2008

McMinnville school considers uniforms
A McMinnville elementary school is considering student uniforms as a way to hold down costs for parents.

05/11/2008

Teacher under investigation in Mount Angel
A health and P-E teacher in the Mount Angel School District is on paid administrative leave while police investigate claims of inappropriate conduct with two female students

05/09/2008

School shooting drill underway in Oregon City
Firefighters and officers from five departments were working with hospitals and the Oregon City School District to respond to a simulated school shooting.

* Ex-La Grande superintendent posts bail in sex abuse case
The former superintendent of the La Grande School District was released from jail after someone posted bail for him.

05/08/2008

Classes canceled at Molalla H.S. due to bomb threat
Molalla High School administrators decided to cancel classes Thursday, due to a bomb threat.

05/07/2008

Superintendent cleared for 'lavish & chaotic' spending sprees
Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis said Tuesday he will not pursue charges of funding misuse against former Jewell School Superintendent John Seeley.

* 05/04/2008

Oregon University president: Thaw frozen salary money
An Oregon university official is pleading with state lawmakers to release $28 million for salaries that has been withheld as a hedge against an economic downturn.

05/02/2008

Wim Wiewel selected for PSU president
Oregon has picked Wim Wiewel, a University of Baltimore provost and nationally known urban scholar, as the new president of Portland State University.

* 04/29/2008

Teacher of Year, from OR, honored by Pres. Bush
Oregon middle school teacher Michael Geisen got to meet President Bush Wednesday when he was celebrated as the national teacher of the year.

* Pres. Frohnmayer to retire from University of Oregon
After 14 years as the president of Oregon's flagship university, Dave Frohnmayer is retiring from the University of Oregon, school officials said Tuesday.

* 04/28/2008

Portland school eyes shaved brows as possible gang sign
They say it's a fashion statement; school administrators, however, contend it's a gang sign.

Appeals court reverses Oregon special ed cost ruling
The Forest Grove School District may have to pay for private school for a student whose family claimed he was entitled to special education benefits.

* 04/24/2008

Bogus letter urges Lincoln parents to get kids booze on prom night
The letter encourages parents of Lincoln High School students to open their homes for sex and alcohol and drug use.
 Read: Fake letter to parents (pdf)
 Poll: Your reaction to prank?

* 40,000 worms aid PCC recycling effort
A mass of worms are feasting on 650 pounds of waste from the Portland Community College’s Rock Creek cafeteria as part of a new recycling program at the school.

* 04/23/2008

Portland school bus driver finds bullets on bus
Eventually, the student who owns the backpack was identified. The eighth grader said he found the ammunition while playing at his grandmother’s house.

04/24/2008

Letter to parents about Lincoln HS prank
The following is a letter from Lincoln High School to parents, regarding the fake letter that went out to some parents about after-prom parties.

04/23/2008

School bus, mini van collide in SW Portland
A school bus crashed into a mini-van in southwest Portland late Wednesday morning, onlookers said.

* Linfield College bans weapons on campus
The policy announced to students by e-mail this month prohibits weapons on college property, in any vehicle on college property, or at any college-sponsored event on or off campus.
 Poll: Agree with decision to ban weapons?

04/22/2008

Flooded Vernonia seeks money to rebuild schools
After December flooding damaged all three of Vernonia's schools and the administration office, the small Coast Range town is looking for money to rebuild and avoid the same kind of disaster again.

* 04/21/2008

Three fires sparked on WSU campus, suspect tazed
The small fires were reported within an hour and five minutes of each other early Monday. Police used a stun gun to arrest one suspect.

04/19/2008

Oregon high school students face new tests to graduate
Oregon will require students to pass standardized state reading, writing and math tests to get a high school diploma.

04/18/2008

Oregon experiments with extra pay program for teachers
Two Oregon school districts are experimenting with providing extra pay for educators who agree to take on new duties, an idea that's been controversial among teacher unions.

* 04/17/2008

OSU students among 7 accused in cocaine distribution ring
Seven men were arrested earlier this week in connection to a drug distribution ring. During the investigation, undercover officers bought cocaine from the suspects, police said.

Some students at NW universities want to carry guns
A year after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, some students at area colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest are taking matters into their own hands.

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