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HR 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, broke Oregon’s budget. With limited time available in the short session, Oregon lawmakers are working quickly to put back together the pieces... Read More

Oregon has robust public meeting laws. From requiring that all public meetings of the governing body are recorded and posted on the governing body’s website to allowing journalists into executive sessions, Oregon... Read More

Small groups work together to build a Lego version of Hogwarts School in a workshop at the Bonds, Ballots and Buildings conference Friday, Feb. 6, in Salem. (Photo by Lionel... Read More

New initiatives frequently come and go in Oregon’s education policy landscape, sometimes at a pace that makes it difficult to track current requirements or to assess outcomes. After 25 years,... Read More

Oregonians voted to have short sessions in even years so that the Legislature could address any budget issues mid-biennium, but that initial framing doesn’t keep legislators from trying to move... Read More

OSBA sent a delegation of 12 executives and school board members to Washinton, D.C., for the Advocacy Institute, including (from left) Luhui Whitebear of Corvallis, OSBA Board President Dawn Watson... Read More

Going into the legislative session Monday, state agencies and school districts were bracing for funding cuts to make up a projected budget shortfall. The Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast released... Read More

I started my career as a legislative staffer in 2009 in the wake of the Great Recession. The devastating impacts on the state budget led advocates to fill the Capitol... Read More

The short legislative session is a sprint, so it’s only fitting that this year’s session will start with a bang. The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly will convene Monday, Feb. 2,... Read More

This short session we will see, yet again, another bill to make class size a mandatory subject of bargaining, as has been the case in seven of the last nine... Read More

Oregon’s education system takes frequent criticism for its graduation rate, but the rate has been steadily improving for more than a decade. Oregon’s four-year graduation rate hit a record high... Read More

Grant County Education Service District board member Becky Tatum goes through finance reports during the Jan. 22 meeting in John Day. Tatum says she understands district finances a lot better... Read More

The North Medford High School gymnasium roof collapsed under the weight of snow in February 2025, one of several incidents in recent years that have led to tightened requirements for... Read More

OSBA’s officers took office Jan. 1, with everyone but Chrissy Ritz of the Hood River County School Board new to their position. The Oregon School Boards Association, like school districts,... Read More

The 2025 Oregon Legislature called for school accountability with Senate Bill 141. The State Board of Education will likely vote Thursday, Dec. 11, on the first major set of rules... Read More

Nancy Hungerford, founder of the education-focused Hungerford Law Firm, gave the 45th Oregon School Law Conference on Friday in Eugene the benefit of her decades of experience. Hungerford, who led... Read More

Replacing fluorescent lightbulbs with LEDs is a logistical and financial challenge for school districts. Buildings have hundreds of lights, often in high-up places that can be accessed only when students... Read More

The 2025 Legislature, responding to education advocates’ concerns, updated a 2021 law that required the formation of District Equity Committees. The new law, House Bill 2453, requires the committees to... Read More