Julia Silverman

The independent theater’s CEO gave no timeline for reopening the theater as holiday movie season approaches.

The debate centers on whether the state has provided enough money to school districts to provide a "quality education," where 90% of students will graduate on time.

A former state employee lost his job after he tried to alert lawmakers to problems with how the state calculates the extra funding it gives school districts for the costs of educating students from lower-income families.

They say using emergency educational reserve funds would shield school districts from having to make immediate cuts.

In partial returns as of 8 p.m., the bond was passing with 70% of the vote.

Parents in a first grade class that has fluctuated between 30 and 31 students say adding a student from the waitlist could have made a difference.

The urgency comes as Jefferson prepares for a $465 million modernization that is scheduled to begin this spring and wrap up by 2030.

The changes would affect attendance zones for four high schools: Grant, Jefferson, McDaniel and Roosevelt.

Money for programs in Portland, Yamhill County and Southern Oregon is on hold.

The bond would pay for include replaced or repaired roofs, gutters and siding at elementary and middle schools, among other projects.