News Stories

The OSBA Summer Board Conference Aug. 9-11 offers a wealth of engaging and informative workshops and presentations for Oregon school board members, administrators and administrative professionals. Time is running out,... Read More

OSBA Legislative Services Director Lori Sattenspiel has been working in the Capitol since 2000 even though she says she hates testifying in front of legislators. She is retiring June 30.... Read More

School is out, but Oregon’s children still can receive healthy meals. The Summer Food Service Program provides free meals and enrichment activities to children and teens throughout the summer at... Read More

The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care released Tuesday its first five-year strategic plan along with its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan. The plan, “Growing Oregon Together,” outlines... Read More

The Metro Policy Advisory Committee is seeking school board members for a voting position and an alternate to speak for school districts. The committee advises the Metro Council on Portland-area... Read More

The Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council released its recommendations Tuesday, June 18. Gov. Tina Kotek established the council in May 2023 to figure out ways to strengthen educator preparation programs... Read More

A flexible voting process Thursday created more rigid Oregon high school graduation requirements. The State Board of Education adopted rules to add a half credit each in higher education and... Read More

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