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Nike Tops the List of Dream CEO Jobs for Graduates in Oregon, Survey Says
In a recent poll that asked 3,064 graduates, "If you could be the CEO of any company, which one would you choose," Google's Sundar Pichai’s job was the most sought after, while Nike's Elliott Hill was rated 19th overall, but the most sought…
As Oregon’s Legislative Session Closes, Advocates Make a Final Plea to Fund Early Reading Reform
As the Oregon legislature enters the final weeks of its current session, Stand for Children is hoping lawmakers will seriously consider the need for an additional $300 million in funding to improve reading proficiency in elementary schools.…
Oregon Advances Record $11.36 Billion Education Budget with New Accountability Measures Targeting…
The Oregon Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education has voted to advance a bill that will give the State School Fund a record-breaking $11.36 billion - $1.2 billion more than what was allocated in the 2023-25 biennium.
The…
Oregon Teenagers Attempt to Spur Lawmakers into Allowing Them to Vote in School Board Elections
To spur legislators into action, a group of teenagers met outside the Oregon Capitol earlier in the week to encourage lawmakers to introduce House Bill 3012, allowing 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections.
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Oregon State University’s Breakthrough Chip Cuts AI Language Model Energy Use by Half
Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have developed groundbreaking technology designed to cut the energy consumption of artificial intelligence's Large Language Models (LLMs) by half, addressing the potential shortfall in available…
Trump Administration Axes $45 Million Microfluidics Research Grant at Oregon State University
In another telling blow to the tech community, the Trump administration this week canceled funding of $45 million to Oregon State University that would have financed research into microfluidics.
Microfluidics is the study and application…
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…