Julia Silverman is an Education Reporter at The Oregonian. She covers schools with a particular focus on Portland Public Schools and various metro area districts, while also monitoring statewide education policy and funding issues, including the activities of the Oregon Department of Education. Julia's work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Seattle Times, Governing, and Disability Scoop.
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By: Julia Silverman
Reynolds, al igual que otros distritos escolares de alta pobreza, lucha enormemente para lograr que sus estudiantes asistan. En el transcurso del año escolar 2024-25, el más reciente del que se dispone de datos completos, casi el 60% del cuerpo estudiantil de Reynolds High faltó al menos 17 días, muy por encima del promedio estatal del 40% para los estudiantes de secundaria.
By: Julia Silverman
Giselle Bautista and her fellow Reynolds High School classmates have had to face more than many of their peers in the class of 2026 to get to graduation and beyond.
By: Julia Silverman
The dollar-for-dollar tax credit comes after taxpayers make donations to nonprofits that provide scholarships for K-12 tuition, tutoring and other expenses.
By: Julia Silverman
The family alleges that a substitute teacher physically and emotionally abused and harassed the child over a four-month period from December 2024 through March 2025.
By: Julia Silverman
Experts say the time has come for Oregon to tackle a top-to-bottom rewrite of its entire school funding formula.
By: Julia Silverman
| Portland Public Schools' fledgling districtwide foundation has only $152,000 to invest in staffing across the district's 81 campuses in the upcoming school year.
By: Julia Silverman
The combined school is likely to be known as the University of the Northwest and would enroll more than 6,000 students at campuses in Salem, Forest Grove, Portland and Hillsboro.
The proposed merger of two of Oregon’s oldest universities cleared a key hurdle this month, paving the way for Willamette University in Salem and Pacific University in Forest Grove to begin …
By: Julia Silverman
Federal anti-discrimination law, under the Americans With Disabilities Act, classifies miniature horses as service animals.
By: Julia Silverman
Oregon does not require school districts to use a common metric to gauge how much progress students have made in summer school classes.
