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The Oregon Department of Education launched two more resources Monday, April 1, to support school districts. The Grant Opportunities webpage lists hundreds of competitive and noncompetitive grants that school districts... Read More

At the request of students, Centennial High School added television monitors throughout Centennial High School to display important information, and freshened up the cafeteria’s look and food choices. (Photo by... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A more-of-the-same Oregon economic forecast will have little immediate impact in an off year of the budget cycle. The report given to the Legislature on Wednesday likely won’t change any... Read More

The 2024 legislative session opens today, Monday, Feb. 5. With tensions mounting before legislators even entered the building this week, education issues will mostly be on the back burner. The... Read More

Sharmen Tipton, executive assistant and board secretary for the Reedsport School District, has immersed herself in education issues to better understand the board’s and superintendent’s needs. (Photo by Jake Arnold,... Read More

The National School Boards Association Advocacy Institute brought education advocates from around the country to Washington, D.C., Jan. 27-30. Oregon’s delegation included (clockwise from left) OSBA Board President-elect Chris Cronin,... Read More