In Conversation: Jill Hedrick, CEO, Vernier Science Education
EdTech exec on education cuts and tariff uncertainty: ‘The ones getting shortchanged are the students’
Education
In Conversation: Ben Cannon, Executive Director of the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
The former state legislator and middle school teacher talks college affordability, changing demographics and student mental health.
Pamplin Name Removed From University of Portland’s Business School
Robert Pamplin Jr. admitted to violating business law in a federal lawsuit. Several institutions still bear the Pamplin name.
Q&A: Mara McLoughlin, CEO of IRL Social Skills
Growing Portland business teaches social skills to young people with autism.
Hemp Hopes
Hemp advocates have praised the crop’s durability and versatility for decades. Now Oregon State is partnering with Native American tribes across the West to study potential uses for hemp in economic development.
Student Bodies and Minds
School-based health clinics deliver much-needed care to one of our most vulnerable populations. Why doesn’t Oregon have more of them?
Portland Fashion Institute Founder Sharon Blair Talks About Fashion, Education — and How AI Could Make the Fashion Industry Greener
The PFI started as a series of sewing and patternmaking classes in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood. Now more than 8,000 students have taken classes at the school — and many go on to full-time careers in the apparel industry.
OSU Adding $16M Housing Complex For Hatfield Marine Science Center
With housing scarce on the coast, the 77-unit project will serve students and staff at the Newport research facility, which has struggled to attract both.
Profile: Perpetual Motion
Beaverton-based Vernier Science Education has provided tools for science classrooms since 1981. Now the company is transitioning to a perpetual purpose trust so it can maintain its commitment to serving teachers — and has hired a new CEO to lead the way.
Spotlight: Book to the Future
Multnomah County’s Central Library was built in 1893 and last renovated around the time of its 100th birthday. Now it’s undergone another refresh — one meant to bring it in line with library trends.