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Despite uncertain financial times, Oregonians mostly seem to remain supportive of public education. Of 13 school bonds and levies on the ballot, 10 appeared to be passing as of Thursday... Read More

Legislators heard Wednesday, May 14, that they will have $798 million less in net General Fund and lottery revenue in 2025-27 than they thought they had three months ago. “There... Read More

Bethel fourth grader SofÌa Vasquez shared her story of how a summer program helped her become an avid reader at the ceremonial signing April 30 in the Oregon State Library... Read More

A Republican plan to fund private school vouchers is being considered as part of federal budget talks going on now. Critics say it has the potential to be an unregulated... Read More

The Oregon Department of Education is planning now for an expected 2025-27 Summer Learning Grant program. ODE will hold an informational one-hour webinar at 9 a.m. Friday, April 18. House... Read More

Detective Michael Johnson (ret.) said he wouldn’t let his audience at Thursday’s PACE Day at the Sunriver Resort turn a blind eye to sex abuse because they have to see... Read More

A rare joint meeting of the Senate and House education committees heard testimony from the Oregon Department of Education on Wednesday about education accountability legislation. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA)... Read More

School budgeting is one part science and one part educated guesses seasoned with unforeseen circumstances and a pinch of hopeful thinking baked under a constant heat of state and federal... Read More

The Oregon Department of Education is updating the “Supporting Gender Expansive Students: Guidance for Schools” it put out two years ago. The section it published Tuesday, March 18, on athletics... Read More

The Phoenix-Talent School District offers a quick rundown of school budget basics on its website. A school district budget is a plan based on a series of estimates, and it’s... Read More

Districts interested in board development training can contact OSBA Board Development Director Kristen Miles at [email protected]. After 17 years as InterMountain Education Service District superintendent – and 37 years in... Read More

OSBA Executive Director Emielle Nischik (left) and COSA Legislative Director Parasa Chanramy testified Monday, March 10, before the House Education Committee that they support Gov. Tina Kotek’s school accountability bills... Read More

OSBA Board Development Director Kristen Miles presented Sunday, March 9, at the Jackson County Library in Medford on “What It Means To Be a School Board Member.” The audience had... Read More

The federal government provided 14% of Oregon K-12 funding this biennium, according to the Oregon Blue Book. Anything that threatens that funding makes school leaders nervous.   Recent communications from President... Read More

The outlines of Oregon’s 2025-27 state budget were drawn Wednesday. It’s a bigger picture than economists saw in November, good news for education advocates looking for greater investments. The available... Read More

Knappa School District paraprofessional Jenine Rubus helps students in an algebra classroom in November. A quarter of the district’s students require additional supports such as in-classroom assistance. (Photo by Jake... Read More

OSBA staff led a delegation of about a dozen Oregon school board members, including the OSBA Board’s executive officers, to Washington, D.C., for the National School Boards Association Advocacy and... Read More

Summer learning works, according to two Oregon Department of Education reports issued Monday. House Bill 4082 (2024) allotted $30 million for summer learning grants and directed ODE to study the... Read More