Rob Manning
Oregon Public BroadcastingRob Manning is a JPR content partner from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Rob has reported extensively on Oregon schools and universities as OPB's education reporter and is now a news editor.
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Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools. -
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission says the tight budget constraints outlined by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek put public universities, community colleges and students in difficult financial positions. -
Federal data show that Oregon’s exemption rates are second-highest in the country, behind only Idaho. -
The Portland public district confirmed Sunday night that students would not be in classes Monday due to the ongoing teachers strike, and a failure to reach a contract over the weekend. -
Local officials cautioned Oregonians to avoid lighting fires and to find ways to stay cool as temperatures spike this week. -
Oregon school districts and community organizations are hearing from the head of the state education department, that they shouldn’t plan on money from the state for summer programs this year. -
A 110-page investigative report documents a hostile work environment experienced by a female attorney of color in the agency's new paid family leave program. -
Senate Bill 1045 would allow the Oregon Department of Education to withhold state funding, or direct how money is spent, in districts that ran afoul of state regulations. -
The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is updating its reading curriculum at the same time lawmakers are looking to enact new state literacy guidance. -
Fuel prices in Oregon spiked 50 cents per gallon over the last week — the sharpest spike of any state in the country. -
Test scores fell by 9 percentage points at the state level — and even more sharply at some large districts — in the first set of statewide test results in three years.
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Oregon's unemployment rate has stopped falling and jobs have recovered to pre-pandemic numbers. And federally-funded temporary employees are leaving the employment department.
