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Oregon Students Outpace All U.S. States in Academic Growth from Elementary to Middle School
Research by the online tutoring marketplace Wiingy on improvements in US elementary and middle school students indicates that Oregon students improve the most between elementary and middle school, with the highest overall academic…
Oregon AG’s Lawsuit Victory Forces Trump Administration to Restore $1 Billion in K-12 School Funding…
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who joined the 16-state coalition challenging the US Department of Education’s (ED) threat to withhold federal funding to K-12 schools, won a court order yesterday forcing the Trump administration to…
Oregon Public Universities Raise Tuition Nearly 30% in a Decade as State Funding Lags Behind…
The average inflation-adjusted cost of undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state's seven public universities next year will be nearly 30% higher than a decade ago, following increases being considered or adopted by every…
Oregon Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Threat to Cut K-12 School Funding Over DEI…
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield confirmed yesterday that the state has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in a lawsuit filed that challenges the US Department of Education's threat to withhold federal funding from state and…
University of Oregon Faculty Union Establishes Legal Defense Fund to to Protect Members Targeted by…
EUGENE, Ore. — A fund has been created to protect Oregon University faculty members targeted for unlawful conduct by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The United Academics of the University of Oregon passed a union policy…
Oregon Graduate Students Win Visa Reinstatement Battle Against Trump Administration’s Deportation…
Two graduate students attending Oregon universities have won an appeal against the Trump administration calling for the reinstatement of their visas. They have avoided detention or deportation and can continue with their studies.
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Oregon Schools Defy Trump’s Order to Dismantle DEI Programs Despite Billion-Dollar Federal Funding…
Oregon state schools will not kowtow to the Trump administration’s executive order to stop funding schools that refuse to shut down Diversity, Education, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Schools Have Been Given a 10-Day Deadline…
Oregon Lawmakers Unite to Fund Summer Reading Programs for Struggling Students with New House Bill
House Bill 2007, legislation seeking to expand access to summer literacy programs, especially for students reading below grade level, was unanimously passed in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Oregon Summer Literacy Program…
Federal Cuts Will Shut Down Literacy and Math Learning Projects for Oregon Students
Despite the urgency of recent state and national assessment data suggesting that Oregon must provide resources to support high-quality instruction in literacy and math, student-centered instructional projects amounting to $3,495,000 must be…
Oregon Boosts Early Learning Access for Nearly 2,000 More Children With Disabilities Since 2020
A report released by the Oregon Department of Education and the Department of Early Learning and Care yesterday indicates that almost two thousand more children with disabilities in Oregon received special education services in early…