Pandemic Accelerates Child Care Solutions
A new task force aims to ease the burden of child care on working parents.
Education
Class of COVID-19
A spring shutdown devastated Oregon’s colleges and universities. How will they survive the financial fallout from the pandemic?
College Crunch
The president of Linfield University on the impact of COVID-19 on the higher education sector.
Childcare Providers Fear Closure
Despite large demand, daycares and preschools are operating at lower capacity, worsening an existing childcare shortage.
Innovation Without Borders
How cross-disciplinary collaboration has shaped, and continues to accelerate, Oregon’s business sector.
Gains and Losses
Oregon’s property tax laws and abatement of corporate taxes have impoverished schools. Can the new billion-dollar business tax help solve chronic underfunding?
School Funding: “Not Your Mother’s Bake Sale”
The Beaverton High School Success Fund proves that public schools can raise substantial private money. Should this be the future of school funding?
Green Is the New Black
An environmental literacy program for prisoners is preparing inmates for a professional life in the green economy.