Education experts anticipate that the achievement gap will widen due to the COVID-19 pandemic; causing students to participate in online school rather than in-person classes. The achievement gap is defined as disparities in test scores and other measures of educational performance between different groups of students defined by socioeconomic status,...

Portland Public School (PPS) staff have been furloughed on Fridays, from now until the end of July. This partial furlough means that PPS staff will not be paid and prohibited from working on Fridays, but will still work the other four days of the school week. The partial furlough will last until the end of July. PPS’ meal service will also stop on...

The Cardinal Times Staff says goodbye to its five departing seniors, Archie Barnes, Kiley Hearst, Ella Mashroutechi, Calder Moon, and Evan Reynolds. Barnes will be moving to New York City, Hearst will be headed to UC San Diego, Mashroutechi plans to go to Portland Community College, Moon will be going to the University of Alabama Huntsville, and...

With 16 years of experience, Dr. Trish Ramos is an accomplished emergency physician in the Portland Metro Area.  Ramos is not only a dedicated frontline healthcare worker, she is also a parent to one of Lincoln’s students – junior Ella Ramos O’Neill.  Even during the current pandemic, she is thankful she went into the medical field. “I...

Throughout the United States, black and brown Americans are at a much higher risk of being affected by COVID-19 than others. This overrepresentation is due to underlying medical issues, less access to health care, and a higher likelihood of working unstable jobs. According to the Oregonian and other sources, the Latino community is being hit the hardest...