Nine school districts and an education service district (ESD) are showing Oregon how they are dreaming bigger through newly created Promise Program tablets. The new tablets are from Athena-Weston SD, Beaverton SD, Bend-La Pine Schools, Jefferson SD, McMinnville SD, North Santiam SD, Pendleton SD, Salem-Keizer Public Schools, South Lane SD, and the High Desert ESD.Read More

“The Promise of Oregon” campaign has been selected as one of seven recipients nationally of a 2016 Gold Medallion by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). The Gold Medallion is NSPRA’s highest award, and recognizes “superior educational public relations programs.” A full list of winners can be found here.

Torrie Eagle Staff, a Roosevelt High School (Portland Public Schools) senior featured in a February 2015 Promise of Oregon video, is among 23 Oregon students awarded a prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. The OregonLive website reports that Torrie hopes to become a doctor and work for the Indian Health Service. In late 2015, Torrie was admittedRead More

The High Desert Education Service District (ESD) and Tigard-Tualatin School District are celebrating their efforts to dream bigger through newly created Promise Program tablet templates. The High Desert ESD is assuring that Central Oregon students thrive from birth to career through a cross-sector partnership known as “Better Together.” Tigard-Tualatin is serving more than 600 studentsRead More