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U.S. Senate passes bill to reauthorize funding for rural Oregon, Idaho schools
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bill to reauthorize a program that has provided billions to schools, roads and other…
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Incarcerated Oregon youth graduate with diplomas, licenses and degrees
Oregon Youth Authority takes developmental learning approach to education When Joy Koenig first began her role as the…
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Oregon senators agree to cut $45 million in funding for early childhood programs
State-funded preschool programs would lose millions under an early childhood education budget given a “reluctant yes” vote by…
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Oregon ‘freedom to read’ library bill heads to governor’s desk
Senate Bill 1098 would prohibit schools and libraries from removing books on the basis of being by, or…
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ACLU, Decoding Dyslexia join calls for Oregon literacy grants to target highest needs schools
Literacy and civil rights advocates are calling on legislators to send more money to 42 chronically struggling schools…
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More Oregon parents are asking for vaccine exemptions for their kids, data show
Data shows three years of declining vaccine rates among Oregon kindergarteners Nearly one in 10 Oregon kindergartners aren’t…
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Oregon responds to U.S. Dept. of Education demands for evidence of student privacy law compliance
The Dear Colleague Letter demanding privacy law compliance was one of several recent attempts the education agency has…
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Video: Oregon’s largest school districts warn proposed budget cuts will harm children
On Wednesday, seven superintendents issued a joint video statement, warning that budgets cuts at the federal level are…
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Thousands of Oregon, Washington children at risk if Head Start ends, lawsuit alleges
More than 25,000 children in Oregon and Washington will lose the child care and early education their families…
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Undergrad tuition to rise again at all Oregon’s public universities, up nearly 30% from a decade ago
The average inflation-adjusted cost of undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state’s seven public universities next year…