EDUCATION Inside Portland's Schools Explore the fast-changing landscape of local learning. Gather fresh insights on private schools and delve deep into our most recent public school stats. Private Schools 2016 | Public Schools 2015 In This Feature: Gentrification, Testing, and Social Justice: School Boards Sit at the Center of the Storm How Portland’s volunteer education leaders cope with an impossible job. 01/15/2016 By Fiona McCann Portland’s Schools Take On Tough Issues and Bold Ideas From absentee kindergartners to meditation classes, local education is transforming. 01/15/2016 Edited by Ramona DeNies By Alex Madison, Katelyn Best, Rachel Grozanick, Zach Dundas, and Emma Mannheimer Could You Handle the Brutal New Test Oregon Students Face? The state’s Smarter Balanced test is a real doozy. 01/15/2016 By Ramona DeNies