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This week offers an unusually high-stakes Legislative Days for education advocates. Legislative committees periodically meet between sessions during what is known as Legislative Days to conduct important functions but mostly... Read More

For the first time in the Quality Education Model’s 26-year history, the Legislature is poised to declare it has met its funding goals. Nobody seems happy about that, highlighting the... Read More

School board members at the OSBA Annual Convention in Portland have lively conversations Saturday during a packed Oregon Department of Education workshop on the emerging school accountability rules from Senate... Read More

Aging and inadequate school facilities is a brewing Oregon crisis. School districts must pass local bonds to pay for major repairs or new buildings, but the ability to pass bonds... Read More

Becky Tymchuk (left) questions Oregon Department of Education staff during the State Board of Education meeting Thursday, Oct. 16, in Salem. Tymchuk, a Northwest Regional Education Service District board member,... Read More

Kristin Isenhart hands out local pears to students at Westside Elementary in Hood River on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Isenhart works for FoodCorps within the school to help improve students’ well-being... Read More

The Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program is taking applications until Jan. 23. The state program run by Business Oregon aims to strengthen and improve public buildings to withstand disasters and be... Read More

OSBA Board President Chris Cronin spoke about advocacy to the Fall Regional meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Salem. (Photo by Dave Harvey, PACE) Chris Cronin remembers her first OSBA... Read More

Stacy Michaelson of OSBA (right) appeared Wednesday, Oct. 1, before the Interim House Education Committee with Morgan Allen of the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and Emily McLain of the... Read More

Rogue River School Board member Jay Chick cut the ribbon Tuesday, Sept. 16, for the grand opening of the Rogue River Early Learning and Wellness Center. He was joined by... Read More

With evolving needs internal and external, the OSBA Board elected its officers for 2026 on Saturday, Sept. 13, during its annual retreat. OSBA has undergone some transitions in recent years.... Read More

The Oregon Department of Education released Tuesday a new toolkit to help schools implement policies that ban cell phones and other personal electronic devices while keeping students’ needs in mind.... Read More

The Oregon Legislative Revenue Office calculated how federal tax policy changes will affect Oregon tax collections. (Slide from Office of Economic Analysis presentation) The federal “Big, Beautiful Bill” is setting... Read More

Felicia Fletcher’s daughter Brooklynn attends Cascade Locks Elementary School in the Hood River County School District, but they made the 30-minute drive with their dog, Ginger, to the district’s Mid... Read More

The education advocacy leaders on OSBA’s Board and Legislative Policy Committee are also conduits between the association and school boards around the state. These elected regional representatives tell the association... Read More

Summer EBT benefits for students remain open until Sept. 3. The food assistance program offers $120 per child when school food programs are not easily accessible. Once the benefits are... Read More

OSBA Board member Kraig Albright sports a T-shirt from the 2024 OSBA Annual Convention at the 2025 Summer Board Conference while talking with (from left) OSBA Director of Finance and... Read More

After serving as a board member for two different school districts, Michael Campbell brings a unique perspective to his new role as an OSBA regional trainer. “He has a feel... Read More