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Salem-Keizer School Board calls for State School Fund changes

March 27, 2024

Salem-Keizer Public Schools reached a tentative contract deal with its teachers Tuesday, but the underlying state school funding issues are far from settled. On Tuesday, the Salem-Keizer School Board sent... Read More

Trust nurtures a quarter-century school leadership relationship

March 26, 2024

Gladstone School District Superintendent Bob Stewart reads a story to kindergarteners last week in the Gladstone Center for Children and Families, one of Stewart’s signature accomplishments in his 25 years... Read More

Task force resumes exploring statewide salary schedule for school staff

March 21, 2024

The Legislature has barely ended its 2024 session and already work has resumed on one of the central challenges for 2025: determining an adequate and equitable State School Fund. Educator... Read More

Wise because of his years

March 18, 2024

Multnomah Education Service District board members Danny Cage (from left), Helen Ying, Katrina Doughty and Jessica Arzate celebrate getting together at a 2023 back-to-school event. (Photo courtesy of Danny Cage)... Read More

Filing period for school board members’ ‘statements of economic interest’ opens Friday, March 15

March 13, 2024

The filing period for “statements of economic interest” opens Friday, March 15. School board members, superintendents and other public officials have until April 15 to report key financial information. A... Read More

ShakeAlert webinar April 24 will demonstrate earthquake warning system for schools

March 11, 2024

The ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System can give schools time to prepare students and staff before an earthquake strikes. A free webinar April 24 will give school leaders information as... Read More

2025 legislative session already under construction

March 8, 2024

The short Oregon legislative session is often described as a sprint. Education advocates will barely have time to catch their breath after Thursday night’s finish before they are training for... Read More

Bills receive ‘A’ for legislative advocates’ efforts

March 4, 2024

With less than a week left in the 2024 session, education advocates are breathing some sighs of relief. There are still some important issues to be settled, such as summer... Read More

Legislative committee advances much-needed summer learning funding but not as much as advocates say is needed

February 29, 2024

The Hood River County School Board receives a report every fall on summer programs, one of the district’s priorities. (Photo courtesy of Hood River County School District) Education advocates pressed... Read More

OSBA calls on legislative leaders to support summer learning bill, HB 4082

February 26, 2024

NEWS RELEASE With time running out during the current legislative session, the Oregon School Boards Association is lending its full support to House Bill 4082, designed to support students’ academic... Read More

Senate Bill 1552 carries current needs and future dreams

February 26, 2024

OSBA Legislative Services Director Lori Sattenspiel testified Thursday before the Senate Education Committee and Chair Sen. Michael Dembrow (left) on a school bus emissions standard in a bill about stop-arm... Read More

Board stipends legislative fix will have to wait until 2025

February 26, 2024

The tight timelines of the current short legislative session have delayed efforts to end confusion around paying Oregon school board members stipends. Over the last several months OSBA staff have... Read More

Federal Education Department offers data, resources on students with disabilities

February 21, 2024

Students with disabilities made up 17% of public school enrollment in 2020-21, according to the latest data snapshot from the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. The snapshot shows... Read More

The road to reduced school resources is paved with bills with good intentions

February 20, 2024

The Legislature is full of good ideas that OSBA supports because they will help students and improve schools. Good ideas usually require money, though, and OSBA is careful to monitor... Read More

Bonds, Ballots and Buildings Conference offers blueprints for successful facility upgrades

February 20, 2024

OSBA Board President Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, a Corvallis School Board member, opens the Bonds, Ballots and Buildings Conference on Friday in Salem. (Photo by Lionel Lynner, OSBA) The Glendale School District... Read More

Bill prohibiting discrimination in education materials stirs passionate testimony

February 14, 2024

Suzanne Gallagher, executive director of Parents’ Rights in Education, was among the vehement opposition to Senate Bill 1583 before the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. She called the bill an... Read More

Bills this year are starting the conversation about the State School Fund in 2025

February 12, 2024

Sometimes a bill isn’t just a bill. Sometimes it’s a launching point. The Legislature’s education committees heard several bills last week that have little chance of passing. The bills’ real... Read More

COSA names Krista Parent to top job

February 9, 2024

Longtime Oregon school administrator will succeed Craig Hawkins when he steps down July 1 A former school superintendent with national honors has been named the new executive director of the... Read More

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The Oregon PTA is organizing a series of monthly meetings to understand and discuss state school funding. The first one on Tuesday, March 26, will feature Sen. Michael Dembrow, recent Senate Education Committee chair.
 
Register: https://bit.ly/CapitoltotheClassroom
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Las Vegas, Nevada: Clark County School District Mandates Signal-Blocking Pouches for Student Phones Starting 2024-2025 School Year. In Portland, OR; Alternative High School Implements Successful Cellphone Ban, Transforming Student Engagement.

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Nearly 100 school communications professionals from around Oregon are gathering today and Friday in Eugene for an Oregon School Public Relations Association conference. They are learning tools and techniques to better tell schools' stories.
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