The “Promise” campaign continues to attract media attention as it enters a new phase this fall. An article in the Philomath Express this week detailed how a team from OSBA and Blue Chalk Media were visiting Philomath High School on the first day of school to shoot footage for a new video that will debutRead More

A Promise Kid from Portland Public Schools’ Lincoln High is in the news for lining up big names for an entrepreneurs speaking series. An article in the Portland Business Journal outlines how Michael Ioffe recruited headliners for the Stumptown Speaker Series. The free talks, scheduled between September and April, are designed to connect Portland’s businessRead More

The Tigard-Tualatin School District has created a new video celebrating its students as “The Promise of Oregon.” By setting high-quality photographs to music, the three-minute “We are TTSD!” video introduces a number of students of various ages, and celebrates their accomplishments. A sampling: “I’m Brandon & my talent is drawing.” “I’m Margaret & I earnedRead More

“Oregon’s low ranking in school performance is remarkably similar to its relatively low spending on public schools.” That is one of the core findings in the first of a three-part series that debuted Wednesday from The Oregonian/OregonLive. The analysis is designed to rank states’ public schools by their academic performance. According to the analysis, OregonRead More