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Grant School District substitute teacher Kathryn Manitsas attends seventh grade classes daily so she knows exactly what students are learning. She is also available to help the teachers with small-group... Read More

A new federal and state program will provide families with $120 in food benefits this summer for each eligible school-aged child. The Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program aims to... Read More

Fourth grader Evie Wiman wants to hold a fundraiser for her school, Garfield Elementary in Corvallis. The Corvallis School District, facing a $10 million shortfall, is cutting at least 40... Read More

While many Oregon school districts are struggling to pare back their budgets, the Legislature learned Oregon’s economy is still growing. If the growth continues, it would buttress education advocates’ case... Read More

Adrienne Anderson joined OSBA as a legislative specialist Monday, May 20. Anderson will work with school board members to ensure the Legislature and the governor’s office understand schools’ needs as... Read More

The Long Creek School sits on the eastern edge of Long Creek, a town of about 170 in the Blue Mountains. Graduation is a big deal in the remote town.... Read More

The Gervais School District received a vote of support from its community Tuesday. The district’s facility needs were becoming dire. After eight failed bond attempts since 1997, school leaders said... Read More

The drumbeat of school district budget cuts is adding urgency to education advocates’ efforts to address Oregon funding. On Monday, superintendents caring for a fifth of Oregon’s students released a... Read More

Kathy Zimmerman drives the Athena-Weston School District Bingham route, one of Oregon’s rural routes where students are few and far between and the roads are a challenge. (Photo by Jake... Read More

The Perrydale School District invested in a new and bigger playground designed to allow children with mobility or sensory issues to play freely with their peers on structures that are... 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

Travel has sharpened Charlene Williams’ understanding of the education work ahead. Williams was named Oregon Department of Education director in June 2023. She started an ongoing school tour a few... Read More

The April meeting of Valley Coast Superintendents Association executive assistants gave Eddie Symington, assistant to the Lincoln County School District superintendent and board, (left) a chance to ask questions of... Read More

The deadline for applying for OEBB Wellness Space Grants is Friday, April 26. Workplaces that offer Kaiser Permanente insurance through the Oregon Educators Benefit Board are eligible. School districts, individual... Read More

Butte Falls Charter School kindergarten students explore the Butte Falls Natural Resource Center during an Earth Day celebration April 17. The center, a decommissioned state fish hatchery, provides unique learning... Read More

After a series of delays, federal officials on Friday released final rulemaking on Title IX, the landmark protections against sexual discrimination in federally funded education programs. Passed in 1972, Title... Read More

The Quality Education Commission is seeking Oregonians’ opinions on the best practices in public schools.   The commission has created a survey to help it complete its August 2024 report... Read More

The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators has awarded Jerome “Jerry” Colonna its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Colonna is the award’s first recipient, and it will be named the COSA Jerome... Read More