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Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman

Education reporter at The @Oregonian, scientist’s wife, mother of twins, resisted Twitter for as long as I could. Opinions are my own. DMs are open.

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Julia Silverman@jrlsilverman
9 Feb 2025
For 10 yrs, OR has invested significantly (not surpassingly) in schools. In the past 8 yrs, math/reading have tanked enrollment has fallen off a cliff (pandemic birth rate). Is the answer more $? Maybe. But some say OR needs to fix HOW that $ is spent. buff.ly/4hsSlFP

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At Lincoln HS tonight for a packed forum on school funding. Why is this the hottest ticket in town? Because it features State Sen. Kate Lieber Rep. Tawna Sanchez, who chair the Joint Ways Means Committee -- actually state budget decision makers, facing the firing squad.
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So, should I live-tweet?
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Say what you will a/b the @PPSConnect school board, but they pulled off a leadership election tonight with a remarkable amount of comity. Maybe the Portland City Council should take some notes? cc: @shanedkavanaugh.
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Text from son. Uh-oh. Also, kind of surprised we made it all the way to December, frankly.
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I will bring the🍿to the Nov. 19 hearing at the OR legislature's joint committee on Public Education Appropriations on this bombshell new report: oregonlive.com/education/202…

In a first, Oregon lawmakers say they’ve met school funding targets. Education advocates beg to...

The debate centers on whether the state has provided enough money to school districts to provide a "quality education," where 90% of students will graduate on time.

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Should I live-tweet it? Votes in comments pls.
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Made my O-Line son a personalized Wordle in honor of tonight’s big game. The clue was “Friday Night Lights.” He got it in 4!
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Yesenia Amaro@YeseniaAmaro
21 Oct 2025
ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Dutch Bros in Hillsboro This is one of several examples of how ICE is operating in Oregon. ⁦@Oregonian⁩ oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10…

ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Dutch Bros in Hillsboro

The group of teens told local police ICE stopped them twice on Oct. 3, part of a broader immigration enforcement surge across the Portland area.

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When you've read all the protest news from Portland today, take a minute to dive into the proposed major changes for attendance zones at PPS high schools in N/NE Portland: oregonlive.com/education/202…

Families in N, NE Portland face shake-up in where children go to high school; see the 5 scenarios

The changes would affect attendance zones for four high schools: Grant, Jefferson, McDaniel and Roosevelt.

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Yesenia Amaro@YeseniaAmaro
14 Oct 2025
Trump administration doling out access to select right-wing media personalities equates to propaganda, experts say Important story by ⁦⁦@lrmongeau⁩ ⁦@Oregonian⁩ oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

Trump administration doling out access to select right-wing media personalities equates to propag...

“That is a hallmark of authoritarianism," said a professor who has studied the effects of propaganda.

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Genuinely do feel like NYT trying to send Portland a message. Strands #582 “In for the evening” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵
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My colleague @hborrud is out today with a banger of a story on the Oregon families who are stuck waiting for years while @ORDeptEd drags out investigations into their claims of discrimination against their school districts: (🎁'd link) oregonlive.com/education/202…

She alleged discrimination. 5 years later, why isn’t Oregon done with its investigation?

One family's wait exposes systemic problems in state's response to school discrimination allegations.

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🔎The state does not track how long it takes to resolve the cases in its system, though it has the right to grant itself multiple extensions. @hborrud had to build a database of all outstanding cases and how long they’ve been awaiting resolution.
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Now is a great time to subscribe to @Oregonian and support local journalism, work like this story and the other excellent coverage produced by my colleagues in these uncertain times. oregonlive.com/subscribe/?ut…
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NYT Strands with a message for Portland today? Or coincidence? Strands #581 “Don't take the bait” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🟡🔵
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All eyes are on the ICE building in PDX. What is happening there is important. But the annual release of test score data from ODE matters too, for the future of Oregon's children, the health of its public school system the state's economy. 🧵 🎁'd link: oregonlive.com/education/202…

Minuscule test score gains signal Oregon faces years of digging out from its post-pandemic academic...

Overall, the state’s students are still performing far below pre-COVID levels, according to results released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education.

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Tnx to those who spoke w/ me for this story, incl @JohnTapogna, @ChadAldeman, @adams_d65845 and those at @ORDeptEd who help reporters statewide unpack this data.
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And PS: If your kids are missing big chunks of school, then that's part of the problem. This isn't all on the school system: parents need to get their kids to school in the AM, ready to learn.
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