The Quality Education Commission recommended increases of 22% to more than 40% in state spending on schools for the 2027-29 school years.

To improve school attendance in a state with one of the nation’s highest absenteeism rates, Oregon education officials on Tuesday presented lawmakers with a plan to repeal existing attendance laws. The high-level presentation and 20-page report presented to the Senate Interim Education Committee described a strategy to replace existing attendance laws “rooted in compliance” with […]

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 […]