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OSBA and its members are in the thick of a potentially course-changing state school funding debate. OSBA Board elections this year will determine who carries the cause into 2025.  ... Read More

Wallowa County students ages 13-15 plan with Wallowa Resources guides a six-day backpacking trip into the Eagle Cap Wilderness in July that includes setting personal growth goals. The Wallowa County... Read More

Oregon is rumbling with discussions of a seismic shakeup of school funding in the 2025 Legislature. The Oregon PTA is working to inform advocates for those debates through a series... Read More

OSBA Legislative Services Specialist Efren Zamudio led popular discussions Saturday at the OSBA Summer Board Conference on cellphone policies in schools. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) Marisa Bayouth-Real, a Neah-Kah-Nie... Read More

Every two years, a volunteer group of education system representatives lays out a vision for high-quality Oregon K-12 public schools. Then they put a State School Fund price tag on... Read More

Ashley Allison, Siletz Valley School second grade teacher, reads to Jade Green, a first grader, during summer camp. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) Siletz Valley School might call it “summer... Read More

The U.S. Education Department is offering a free webinar Thursday, Aug. 1, on the new Title IX rules it will be beginning to enforce. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Assistant... Read More

School leaders must stay current on students’ federal rights, and the government is offering resources to help. The U.S. Education Department will begin enforcing Aug. 1 updated Title IX rules... Read More

Average school district pension rates will continue to creep up next year. Districts with side accounts intended to buffer costs will see the biggest percentage increases, a tough pill to... Read More

The Portland teachers strike starkly demonstrated that Oregon’s 30-year-old means of funding schools was shortchanging students. On Wednesday, Gov. Tina Kotek offered a half-billion-dollar step in the right direction that... Read More

The South Umpqua School District made literacy fun during its summer learning camp with the help of new curriculum materials purchased with its Summer Learning Grant. (Photo by Jake Arnold,... Read More

The OSBA Summer Board Conference Aug. 9-11 offers a wealth of engaging and informative workshops and presentations for Oregon school board members, administrators and administrative professionals. Time is running out,... Read More

OSBA Legislative Services Director Lori Sattenspiel has been working in the Capitol since 2000 even though she says she hates testifying in front of legislators. She is retiring June 30.... Read More

School is out, but Oregon’s children still can receive healthy meals. The Summer Food Service Program provides free meals and enrichment activities to children and teens throughout the summer at... Read More

The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care released Tuesday its first five-year strategic plan along with its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan. The plan, “Growing Oregon Together,” outlines... Read More

The Metro Policy Advisory Committee is seeking school board members for a voting position and an alternate to speak for school districts. The committee advises the Metro Council on Portland-area... Read More

The Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council released its recommendations Tuesday, June 18. Gov. Tina Kotek established the council in May 2023 to figure out ways to strengthen educator preparation programs... Read More

A flexible voting process Thursday created more rigid Oregon high school graduation requirements. The State Board of Education adopted rules to add a half credit each in higher education and... Read More