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The drumbeat of school district budget cuts is adding urgency to education advocates’ efforts to address Oregon funding. On Monday, superintendents caring for a fifth of Oregon’s students released a... Read More

Kathy Zimmerman drives the Athena-Weston School District Bingham route, one of Oregon’s rural routes where students are few and far between and the roads are a challenge. (Photo by Jake... Read More

The Perrydale School District invested in a new and bigger playground designed to allow children with mobility or sensory issues to play freely with their peers on structures that are... Read More

Central Middle School students return to their campus from the Milton-Freewater School District’s new classroom building on the edge of the McLoughlin High School campus. The district built the science,... Read More

Travel has sharpened Charlene Williams’ understanding of the education work ahead. Williams was named Oregon Department of Education director in June 2023. She started an ongoing school tour a few... Read More

The April meeting of Valley Coast Superintendents Association executive assistants gave Eddie Symington, assistant to the Lincoln County School District superintendent and board, (left) a chance to ask questions of... Read More

The deadline for applying for OEBB Wellness Space Grants is Friday, April 26. Workplaces that offer Kaiser Permanente insurance through the Oregon Educators Benefit Board are eligible. School districts, individual... Read More

Butte Falls Charter School kindergarten students explore the Butte Falls Natural Resource Center during an Earth Day celebration April 17. The center, a decommissioned state fish hatchery, provides unique learning... Read More

After a series of delays, federal officials on Friday released final rulemaking on Title IX, the landmark protections against sexual discrimination in federally funded education programs. Passed in 1972, Title... Read More

The Quality Education Commission is seeking Oregonians’ opinions on the best practices in public schools.   The commission has created a survey to help it complete its August 2024 report... Read More

The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators has awarded Jerome “Jerry” Colonna its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Colonna is the award’s first recipient, and it will be named the COSA Jerome... Read More

The Oregon Department of Education is putting together a workgroup to help shape summer and after-school learning opportunities. House Bill 4082 (2024) established the Oregon 21st Century Community Learning Center... Read More

Although the State School Fund has increased over the years, it has fallen significantly as a percentage of the Oregon budget, according to Legislative Fiscal Office data compiled by Beth... Read More

North Lake Superintendent Gail Buermann (right) discusses emergency preparedness with representatives of Great Basin Insurance after a related PACE Day session on Thursday at the Sunriver Resort. Buermann said PACE... Read More

A low-drama legislative session makes for some productive reading with the 2024 OSBA/COSA Legislative Report. A minimum of distractions meant education advocates were able to focus legislators’ attention on solving... Read More

School district board members’ statements of economic interest are due by Monday, April 15. Board members who are in office as of April 15 of this year must file the... Read More

Oregon students (from left) Riley Templeton and Javier Quintana took part in a student panel discussion on rural schools moderated by OSBA Vice President Emily Smith (Helix). Students stood front... Read More

Most Oregon school boards will formally adopt 2024-25 budgets in June, but the real decisions are being made now as boards digest some disheartening numbers. Just as school leaders and... Read More