Education
For seven years now, the organization has served as an incubator of new models for learning, with the goal of discovering the teaching methods best suited to foster innovation and problem solving in students. Here, artistic expression and collaborative thinking go hand in hand. According to the Construct Foundation's president and founder, Gina Condon, the arts are a vital component to teach "design thinking," a problem-solving mindset that prepares students to approach problems creatively.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici is inviting students from area middle or high schools to participate in the Congressional App Challenge.
The competition gives students a chance to show off their computer science and coding skills, developing an app for mobile, tablet or computer devices.
It encourages students who are part of science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) programs to participate and create their own app.
PORTLAND, OR [08/28/2019] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) convened a diverse group of advocates, families, and child care providers to hear more about the many challenges facing Oregon families who are seeking affordable, quality child care. Family Forward Oregon hosted the discussion.
BEAVERTON, OR [08/13/19] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) hosted Mary Anne Carter, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), for a series of visits to organizations that are part of Northwest Oregon's thriving arts community.
Student voices don't fall upon deaf ears.
Future Connect students at Portland Community College, PCC leaders and high school students interning at the City of Hillsboro greeted U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a Beaverton Democrat, at the Hillsboro Civic Center on Monday, Aug. 5.
Bonamici heard from students about their experiences with PCC and city programs, who spoke about how those initiatives work to increase opportunity and economic mobility for local students — low-income students and students of color in particular.
After almost two years of stonewalling by Chemawa Indian School officials and the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Reps. Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici say reform appears to be coming after visiting the Salem school this past week.
Four members of Oregon's congressional delegation are giving top officials at the Bureau of Indian Affairs a month and a half to provide what might seem simple: a map of federal land at the north end of Salem.
With Google maps and satellite images a keystroke away for anyone with a computer, how hard can it be to provide a map of the Chemawa Indian School?
A bipartisan group on Monday introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to help those with crippling student loan debt avoid default.