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To become a law, bills must pass through committee hearings and earn chamber approval in the House and Senate before the session ends. The legislative calendar is a series of... Read More

Since I joined OSBA in May, the focus has been on the 2025 legislative session. I have spent the previous eight months steeping myself in the education issues our members... Read More

My second week on the job with OSBA is the beginning of my 14th legislative session as a lobbyist. It’s an exciting mix of the new and the known.   For... Read More

Jennifer Davis Salazar, OSBA’s new government relations extern, adopted Gracie from Hopes Haven, a dog rescue center in Salem. The OSBA Government Relations and Communications team will have a legislative... Read More

Lack of knowledge generally doesn’t hold up as a defense for breaking the law. OSBA has stepped forward to make sure school board members aren’t caught unaware about public meeting... Read More

Grant money is available to start or expand a summer food program. The federal Summer Food Service Program reimburses sponsors for providing healthy food to eligible children, maintaining access to... Read More

Chris Cronin, the 2025 OSBA Board president, spoke at the OSBA Annual Convention in November about community members working together to make the changes they want to see. (Photo by... Read More

The nominating period is open for the 2025 Oregon School Nurse or Nurse Administrator of the Year. The selection committee will evaluate nominees based on standards of practice, care coordination,... Read More

As Oregon districts wrestle with the best ways to handle cellphones in schools, the U.S. Department of Education has some advice.   The Education Department recently published  “Planning Together: A Playbook... Read More

Rep. Courtney Neron, Interim House Education Committee chair, showed deep interest Tuesday in Oregon Department of Education Director Charlene Williams’ testimony about ODE’s new accountability framework. “Accountability” is one of... Read More

Stacy Michaelson says she got into politics because she really wanted to work in education policy. Working for the Multnomah Education Service District, she has cherished being able to advocate... Read More

Emergency subbing for the Long Creek K-3 teacher is just one of many duties Joan Walczyk picks up as she shifts from being a full-time teacher to filling the school... Read More

Gov. Tina Kotek has officially proposed $11.36 billion for the 2025-27 State School Fund, a robust 11% increase from this biennium.  It’s welcome news for education advocates. School leaders, watching... Read More

The Oregon Department of Education paired the release Monday of the 2023-24 Oregon Statewide Report Card with the publication of the Student Educational Equity Development Survey.  The SEED Survey was... Read More

Artificial intelligence offers powerful tools for education but also potential pitfalls for schools. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has created a guidance to help educators avoid... Read More

The five school districts in Grant County have steadily improved their attendance since dropping to 62% in 2022, according to Bonni Booth, the Every Day Matters specialist for Grant County.... Read More

The future is looking significantly better for school funding. The December Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast released Wednesday raised the revenue expectations for 2025-27 by $1.3 billion. All told, the... Read More

Danny Cage (left), a Multnomah Education Service District board member, and Greg Kintz, OSBA Board and Vernonia School Board member, get into a policy discussion Saturday, Nov. 9, during the... Read More