AltWeeklies Wire
Invest in Kidsnew
Preschool kids need widespread community support.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
10-16-2015 |
Education
The Teaching Poornew
Twenty-two percent of part-time faculty in Oregon are below the poverty line. That’s higher than the 16.2 percent of Oregonians in general that the U.S. Census says are below poverty.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-23-2015 |
Education
Too Much Testingnew
Parents in Oregon plan to opt kids out of excessive state testing.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
02-26-2015 |
Education
Teachers Fight Politicians' War on Schoolsnew
After a decade-long war on public education by Democratic and Republican presidents and Wall Street that has wracked schools with high-stakes bubble tests and crowded classes beyond fire codes but has left kids no better educated, teachers are finally starting to fight back.
Eugene Weekly |
Alan Pittman |
10-26-2011 |
Education
University of Oregon Privatization Plan to Increase Tuition?
Nike billionaire and University of Oregon mega donor Phil Knight says a UO restructuring plan is about "becoming more of a private university" where the president can "set his own tuition."
Eugene Weekly |
Alan Pittman |
12-16-2010 |
Education
Did the University of Oregon Fire a Professor for Alleging Racism?new
University of Oregon professor Paula Rogers filed a grievance alleging racism on the part of another faculty member, and she says it cost her the job in 2005. Now she has filed a $500,000 lawsuit in state and federal courts alleging racism and retaliation by the UO.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
03-22-2009 |
Education
Who's Running the University of Oregon?new
A inquiry to the Oregon Attorney General's reveals the University of Oregon hasn't been governing itself legally, according to state law, in 30 years.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
11-21-2008 |
Education
The Colorblindnew
A vocal minority of University of Oregon faculty protest the campus Diversity Plan -- and swear they're not racist.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
05-25-2006 |
Education
Post-Burn Traumanew
Oregon State College of Forestry's reputation is badly damaged by the scandal over a paper that threatens Big Timber's agenda -- will heads roll?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
05-11-2006 |
Education
