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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

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