For the third time in less than two years, reading advocates are calling on lawmakers to require the Oregon Department of Education to send the state’s literacy investments to elementary schools with the highest need, rather than letting districts decide how much schools get. Angela Uherbelau, founder of the nonprofit Oregon Kids Read, told lawmakers […]
By Stephanie Hoppe, Hood River County School District
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Free news: The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) awarded the Hood River County School District (HRCSD) a multi-year State Summer Learning Grant, ensuring quality academic and enrichment programming for local students through the summer of 2028.
Oregon’s low youth literacy rates spurred a new candidate to announce a write-in campaign for governor on Monday. Most Oregonians have at least some experience with the candidate, but it’s never held elected office before. It’s not even human. Schuberth, a former teacher for Portland State University’s general education program and one of the founders […]
Nearly 30,000 Oregon students took advantage of literacy-focused summer school programs and most made learning gains in 2025, according to the Oregon Department of Education. The findings, shared in a recent analysis from the agency, show that the $35 million per year in consistent funding for summer school that lawmakers enshrined in law last year […]
THE GORGE — Four Rivers Early Learning Hub, in partnership with Books for Kids Columbia Gorge, has allocated $7,000 in early literacy grant funding to local programs serving young children. This initiative supports early childhood education by providing nearly 1,600 books to more than 650 children from birth to age 5 across Hood River and Wasco counties, according to a Four Rivers Family news release.
