Oregon students charge their ideals by bringing power to African villages
By Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian
July 04, 2010, 8:00PM
Engineering students from Oregon Institute of Technology's renewable energy program will install solar panels in hamlets in Tanzania that lack electricity. Full story »
Fourth-graders start journey to college through long-term scholarship program
By Carolina Hidalgo, The Oregonian
July 04, 2010, 6:45PM
At age 10, Kobel couldn't grasp the significance of a kindly Vancouver couple setting aside $100 a month for her college education through Marathon Education Partners, a Portland-based, long-term scholarship program. But she felt an instant connection to the couple that took her to the Oregon Zoo and the Old Spaghetti Factory and checked up on her regularly. Full story »
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Suburban high school teachers stretched thin, and Portland's likely to join them
By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian
July 03, 2010, 3:22PM
Nationally, high schools have a full-time teacher for every 12 students. But in Oregon, it's 1:20 -- and about to get worse. If Portland cuts one-tenth of its high school faculty, its staffing levels will resemble those in local suburban high schools -- and those levels are painful, educators say. Full story »