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I’m not going to sugarcoat it: The past 10 days have been frustrating.   The governor’s order on instructional time came with scant warning and far too little input from the people... Read More

PACE Board Chair Dawn Moorefield presented Trustee Emeritus John Rexford with a Legacy of Leadership award on Thursday, April 23, at the PACE Day conference at the Sunriver Resort. (Photo by Lionel Lynner) ... Read More

Gov. Tina Kotek announces her executive order to protect school instructional time to the media while accompanied by (from left) Stand for Children Executive Director Sarah Pope and parent Kate... Read More

The 2026 legislative session started Feb. 2 under a cloud. The 2026 OSBA/COSA Legislative Report shows some of the silver linings but also the potential for more storms. Federal tax... Read More

The Dayville School sits on the top of a hill, overlooking the district’s new home for a teacher on the edge of the campus property. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA)... Read More

Members of the Property and Casualty Coverage for Education board, PACE Administrators Dave Harvey (top right) and Senior PACE Administrative Assistant Emily Welborn (bottom right) formally received AGRiP’s Advisory Standards... Read More

Even though Oregon has a part-time Legislature, it’s a year-around job. As soon as one session ends, legislators start positioning issues for the next one. That effect is particularly pronounced... Read More

The Legislature officially adjourned Friday, March 6, ending a 33-day legislative session that felt like both a marathon and a sprint (or most accurately, like sprinting a marathon). Of 304... Read More

 City Club of Eugene Program Director Eric Dziura introduces the panel on Friday, Feb. 27, to talk about “Effective Public Governance Boards”: (from left) Eugene City Councilor Randy Groves, Eugene... Read More

OSBA focuses on legislation that affects schools, but sometimes unrelated debates in the next hearing room or on the chamber floors ripple through our work. With just a little over... Read More

Protecting public education funding, this session and into the future, is at the top of OSBA’s priorities. Sometimes a bill comes along that tries to pull away school funding for... Read More

The Oregon Capitol is full of dissenting opinions. Such is the nature of democracy. Sometimes, those opinions are expressed through more than just “no” votes. Parliamentary tactics, such as denying... Read More

The short session is beginning to wind down with a little over two weeks left until constitutional sine die, and that means the bills with a real chance are starting... Read More

The Oregon Education Accountability Act requires schools to test K-8 students three times a year in math and language arts and report results at a public meeting starting in the... Read More

Stacy Michaelson, OSBA Government Relations and Communications director, and Morgan Allen, COSA deputy executive director of policy and advocacy, prepare members to talk about the Oregon budget during the 2026... Read More

HR 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, broke Oregon’s budget. With limited time available in the short session, Oregon lawmakers are working quickly to put back together the pieces... Read More

Oregon has robust public meeting laws. From requiring that all public meetings of the governing body are recorded and posted on the governing body’s website to allowing journalists into executive sessions, Oregon... Read More

Small groups work together to build a Lego version of Hogwarts School in a workshop at the Bonds, Ballots and Buildings conference Friday, Feb. 6, in Salem. (Photo by Lionel... Read More