Oregon’s public schools are failing Oregon students. That became even clearer on August 4, when The Oregonian reported new data showing that despite increased funding since 2000, 71 public schools in Oregon are failing, according to federal No Child Left Behind standards. Every time Oregon’s public schools come up short, there is a renewed chorus [...]

[audio:QuickPoint - 6-24-09.mp3]Click the play button to hear the audio Quick Point. What costs $150,000 of taxpayer money, is opposed by 90% of the people affected and could cost small businesses thousands? Renaming 39th Avenue Cesar Chavez Boulevard. For the last three years the Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard Committee has been trying to rename a [...]