Student Success Act

First posted on Monday, May 20, 2019 Gov. Kate Brown symbolically signed the Student Success Act on Monday at Salem’s Washington Elementary School with a backdrop of students. Brown officially... Read More

Megan Brainard (left) of Sacramento Elementary and Brian Howelton of Prescott Elementary practice techniques to teach early literacy with trainer Rickie Woolley on Aug. 21 during the Parkrose School District’s... Read More

Central Middle School students return to their campus from the Milton-Freewater School District’s new classroom building on the edge of the McLoughlin High School campus. The district built the science,... Read More

State Rep. Hoa Nguyen, D-Portland, who is also a member of the David Douglas School Board, addresses OSBA’s Legislative Policy Committee on Saturday about tackling chronic absenteeism. (Photo by Emielle... Read More

The Legislature is full of good ideas that OSBA supports because they will help students and improve schools. Good ideas usually require money, though, and OSBA is careful to monitor... Read More

Rainier School District students still line up to record that they received a meal, but as of Dec. 1, the federal government is paying for them. Oregon school districts have... Read More

Liz Martin said it hurt when the Lincoln County School District was named in 2018 as a district in need of improvement, an Every Student Succeeds Act designation meaning students... Read More

September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. As students return to classrooms, advocates want educators to be on the lookout for warning signs and to be particularly aware of... Read More

Heather Gerlt, Tillamook School District’s Liberty Elementary instructional equity coach, works with students to find the sources of their academic struggles. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) The Legislature has devoted... Read More

Craig Puckett wanted to be a butcher when he was in high school. He told one of his favorite teachers, and his school launched a class that includes hands-on processing... Read More

Fifteen intent kindergarten heads bent over their writing boards while teacher Stephanie DeVault led them through an early literacy lesson this week. If a student struggled or became distracted, teacher... Read More

Eagle Point Middle School seventh graders Ryan McFall, (from left) Sarah McVey and Hayden Wahl work on a machine that causes Doug the gopher to rise out of its hole near Sammy the duck’s pond. McFall said the STEAM class teaches teamwork, while McVey said it gave them a chance to explore skills. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) Read More

Taft High School junior Brendan Welch takes care of one-year-old Zion Brandt during an early childhood education class. Lincoln County School District has child care centers in its four high... Read More

Gladstone school board member Stacie Moncrief listened Oct. 10 while parents shared where they thought their schools were succeeding and where they could improve. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) Parents’ voices... Read More

Oregon education leaders are advising school board members to bone up now on the Student Success Act, the biggest education opportunity in decades. “This is a whole new ballgame for... Read More

Beaverton Superintendent Don Grotting said the Student Success Act will push districts to take a hard look at whether their programs are making a difference for students. (Photo courtesy of... Read More

Sen. Arnie Roblan and Rep. Barbara Smith Warner, co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Student Success, hugged and posed for pictures after the Student Success Act passed. (Photo by Jake... Read More

Rep. Nancy Nathanson (standing) and Rep. Barbara Smith Warner (right), the co-carriers of the Student Success Act, work Wednesday with Legislative Policy and Research Office analyst Lisa Gezelter to answer... Read More