Press

Contact

• Press releases, media inquiries, tips or story ideas may be sent using the form on the “contact” page, or e-mailed directly to steve at ppsequity dot org.

Data and Policy Analysis

• High School System Redesign: a minority report (124 KB PDF), June, 2009
• 2008-09 Student Migration (240KB PDF), February, 2009
• Charting Open Transfer Enrollment and Neighborhood Funding Inequities (261KB PDF), January 2008

Selected Media Coverage and Contributions

• Rawley, Steve. “High school redesign: more choice, more equity for more kids” The Oregonian, January 15, 2010
• Anderson, Jennifer. “Critics, grumbling don’t slow Smith” Portland Tribune, October 22, 2009
• Slovic, Beth. “The Trip Not Taken” Willamette Week, September 30, 2009.
• Think Out Loud: School Equity Oregon Public Broadcasting, September 8, 2009.
• Jeffries, Adrianne. “Schools now can use grants for staffing” Portland Tribune, July 9, 2009.
• Porter, Laurel. “Straight Talk: State Budget Battles Hits Schools” (video, free registration required) KGW News Channel 8, May 30, 2009.
• Anderson, Jennifer. “Controversy scuttles Madison HS principal change” Portland Tribune, May 7, 2009.
• Melton, Kimberly. “Needed: Librarians, expertise” The Oregonian, Sunday, March 22, 2009.
• Silvis, Hellen. “Small Schools Succeed” The Skanner, December, 2008.
• Gaston, Christion. “Grant money gets new use” Portland Tribune, November 20, 2008.
• Slovic, Beth. “Drill Baby Drill: And Other Highlights from Last Night’s School-Board Meeting” Willamette Week WWire, September 16, 2008.
• Mirk, Sarah. “What’s Not Public in the Public Schools Discussion?” Portland Mercury Blogtown, August 29, 2008.
• Think out loud: “Schools Left Behind” Oregon Public Broadcasting, August 6, 2008.
• Anderson, Jennifer. “Five candidates compete for Portland school board post” Portland Tribune, August 5, 2008.
• Melton, Kimberly. “Board OKs new social studies, PE texts” The Oregonian, May 13, 2008.
• Breedlove, Nicole; Elliot, Lakeitha; Newmann, Shei’Meka; and Smith, Nancy. “After King, much to be done” (letter to the editor) The Oregonian, May 5, 2008, Sunrise ed., Editorial: B05.
• Anderson, Jennifer. “Parents critical of K-8 change” Portland Tribune, April 8, 2008, A01.
• Korn, Peter. “Parents call for a Pearl with room for kids to grow” Portland Tribune, March 4, 2008, A01.
• Slovic, Beth. “Schooling the Superintendent on K-8s” Willamette Week WWire, February 20, 2008.
• Anderson, Jennifer. “Charter schools could get scrutiny” Portland Tribune, February 5, 2008.
• Rawley, Steve. “Promise is only illusion” Portland Tribune, February 1, 2008
• Rawley, Steve. “Transfers hurt N. Portland” (letter to the editor) The Oregonian, January 23, 2008, Sunrise ed., Editorial: B07.
• Slovic, Beth. “Reporter’s Notebook: School Board Meets City Hall” Willamette Week WWire, January 17, 2008.
• Anthony, Roger. “Jeff parents welcome School Board with a blast” The Sentinel, January 14, 2008, online edition.
• Lednicer, Lisa Grace. “Group tries to level the learning field” The Oregonian, November 19, 2007, Sunrise ed., Local News: B02.
• Anderson, Jennifer. “Schools could find it easier to spread wealth” Portland Tribune, November 16, 2007.
• Slovic, Beth. “School Colors” Willamette Week, November 14, 2007, cover story.
• Melton, Kimberly. “Transfer policy discussion boils down to values” The Oregonian, November 5, 2007, Sunrise ed., Local News: B01.
• Slovic, Beth. “Student Transfers in Portland Public Schools, The Color-Coded Version” Willamette Week WWire, October 11, 2007.
• Anderson, Jennifer.“At Humboldt, small is beautiful” Portland Tribune, September 11, 2007.
• Slovic, Beth. “Taken For Granted” Willamette Week, September 5, 2007.
• Slovic, Beth. “PPS’s ‘Monica Lewinsky’ Schools: They’re Givers, not Takers” Willamette Week WWire, August 29, 2007.