@RManning47

Editor for @opb: education & business coverage (and other stuff). Occasional reporter. Also fan of Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Red Sox & NY Giants.

 Portland, OR
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Joined May 2009
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It can be fun, and at times a little weird, when @OPB folks are in stories that other outlets publish. Here's a cool story the @bakercityherald did on @anomalily & @PrakrutiKBhatt's ambitious #publictransit journey across #Oregon: bakercityherald.com/transpor…
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And here's a story that @PBJAndy wrote about the #ClassOf2025 #ClassOf2025OPB project that @llmiller12 and I have been working on: bizjournals.com/portland/new…
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On that second one, if you want to see the latest on the Class of 2025 - here's our junior year documentary produced with the help of amazing video storytellers Kate McMahon and Dan Evans: opb.org/video/2024/09/13/cla…

Class of 2025: Junior Year

As the Class of 2025 students go through their Junior Year of high school, OPB explores their path to graduation.

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At the risk of inspiring more pizza consumption and making these super-busy restaurants even busier, check out this great story that @OPB intern Julia Boboc wrote about 3 award-winning pizzerias #pizza #portland opb.org/article/2024/08/16/p…

3 Portland-area pizzerias receive national recognition, leading to big crowds — and high expectat...

When three Portland pizzerias were added to national and international rankings, they had no idea how deeply it would affect their business.

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The #GrantsPass #Oregon #SCOTUS ruling that cities & homeless advocates have been waiting for is out: Supreme Court allows punishment for homeless sleeping npr.org/2024/06/28/nx-s1-499…

The Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places

The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem

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If you’ve been following @OPB’s epic journey with a group of students through school - #ClassOf2025 - or if you haven’t, this episode of The Evergreen is a great way to catch up. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

A window into the Class of 2025, and what keeps students from graduating

Podcast Episode · The Evergreen · June 10, 2024 · 25m

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🥲 opb.org/article/2024/05/27/n…
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Dilemma for mission-minded business owners as they retire: How to sell the business without selling out? ⁦@krbuckle⁩ reports on a business structure catching on in #Oregon. opb.org/article/2024/05/16/p…

Can a business be owned by its purpose? A growing number of Oregon companies say yes

Patagonia made headlines in 2022 when its founders said company profits would go to fighting climate change. They followed a model pioneered in the U.S. by an Oregon produce distributor, and the...

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The name is Bond. Gervais Bond. Story of an #Oregon school district that could close, if a certain Bond doesn’t change things. opb.org/article/2024/05/15/g…

Voters to decide the future of Gervais School District in next week’s election

The Gervais school board has said they are prepared to close the entire district if a proposed $28 million bond to fix schools fails next week.

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#Covid19 & #optout trends further undermined any educational benefits #Oregon was getting from #standardzedtests - especially for HS. @llmiller12⁩ has a thorough examination of the disrupted experience and minimal data we have for the #ClassOf2025. @OPB opb.org/article/2024/05/07/c…

Class of 2025 faces final state tests, highlighting Oregon’s troubled relationship with standardi...

This spring, the Class of 2025, now 11th graders, are taking state assessments for the first time in five years, and for the last time in their school career.

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For a clear summary of what was argued today in front of #SCOTUS, regarding the #GrantsPass #homelessness case, @JPRnews @jvaughan124 has this story: opb.org/article/2024/04/22/u…

US Supreme Court debates whether Grants Pass laws criminalize homelessness

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Southern Oregon case that could have widespread implications for how cities can regulate homelessness.

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Elise Hu@elisewho13 Apr 2024
Read this entire thread.
Aaron Fritschner@Fritschner12 Apr 2024
Finally read the Uri Berliner piece on NPR biasand I'm baffled by how little the enormous media controversy it spawned has resulted in scrutiny of its claims for factual accuracy. There are significant problems with the piece including obvious, verifiable falsehoods
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Oregon’s 10 largest districts all show worse chronic absenteeism than the national average from 2019-2023. Via @opb ⁦@NataliePateGwin⁩ ⁦@hilljohng⁩ h/t ⁦@nytimes⁩ opb.org/article/2024/04/02/o…

National data shows how Oregon school districts stack up on chronic absenteeism

In most Oregon districts, students missed school more often than the national average last year. However, nearly 20 districts matched the national average. Some saw improvements.

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Curious about the effect of @PPSConnect proposed budget cuts on your local school? Records obtained by @OPB @NataliePateGwin show the biggest cuts at high schools - Cleveland (7 FTE), Jefferson (7.4) and Franklin (9.5). opb.org/article/2024/03/23/p…

Records detail preliminary cuts to individual Portland schools, as district confronts $30M budget...

Individual school reports obtained by OPB show how many full-time positions each Portland school was allotted under the district’s initial budget proposal.

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Why are elementary students in ⁦@PPSConnect⁩ going to start school so much earlier than their middle-school-aged siblings next year? As one district official put it, “It’s all about the buses.” opb.org/article/2024/03/20/p…

Portland tweaks school start times to balance instruction, planning — and bus capacity

Some Portland parents are concerned about the effect this fall’s start and dismissal times will have on families with kids at multiple schools.

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Who lost in the court of public opinion after the #PortlandTeachersStrike? ⁦@PPSConnect⁩ board ⁦@GovTinaKotek⁩ #OrLeg ⁦@oregoneducation⁩ But Portland teachers? They came out ok. More via @OPB: opb.org/article/2024/02/13/p…

Poll finds Portland teachers strike damaged public view of school board, state leaders

A poll conducted by the nonprofit Oregon Values and Beliefs Center found a majority feel the Portland teachers strike should have been avoided.

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#FAFSA is a mess. #Portland #Oregon version via @OPB ⁦@tiffanycamhi⁩ opb.org/article/2024/02/08/f…

FAFSA mishaps trip up college-bound Oregonians

The new 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, or FAFSA, was supposed to be simpler this year. But some Oregon high school seniors say it’s only caused confusion and anxiety.

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Ugh. opb.org/article/2024/02/02/f…

Fungal spores in Portland’s Creston Elementary causing smelly, unsafe conditions for students and...

The issue was supposedly caused by a leaky steam pipe. The area most impacted serves the school’s deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

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Latest on ongoing school building problems in ⁦@PPSConnect⁩ - and the frustrations parents & administrators are feeling… via ⁦@JoniAudenLand⁩ @OPB opb.org/article/2024/01/27/p…

With schools damaged, parents’ frustration mounts over Portland Public Schools’ winter storm...

Between a teachers strike and severe winter storm, some Portland Public Schools parents are saying 2023-24 is "a lost year" for students.

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