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The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to $16.30 per hour Oregonians earning the minimum wage will soon receive 35 cents more per hour, the smallest annual increase in the past ten years. The changes that go into effect Tuesday aren’t the same across […]
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Column: Does Oregon underfund education?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (356+ words) Published 6:00 am Sunday, August 16, 2026 Oregon K-12 education is underfunded. Suggest otherwise and people may look for your cloven hooves and horns. There’s no shortage of statements about Oregon education’s underfundedness. There’s no shortage of good reasons additional funding is important. “We…...
Editorial: Should Oregon legislators control policy for AI in the schools?
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (228+ words) Published 10:00 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 On Sept. 9, the first day of school for some in the Bend-La Pine Schools, Oregon legislators will be getting their own lesson about the use of AI in schools. It’s already being used, of course. Many…...
When's the first day of school in Central Oregon?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (248+ words) Published 11:00 am Friday, August 21, 2026 When is the first day of school for the 2026-27 school year in Central Oregon? For Bend-La Pine Schools, first graders through sixth graders, ninth graders and half of the kindergarten class all start Sept. 9. Seventh and…...
Downward trend in employment for women nationwide, in Oregon, raising questions
4+ week, 1+ day ago (917+ words) Published 8:40 am Friday, August 14, 2026 The number of women participating in Oregon’s workforce has been on a slight decline during the last year, along with the number of women working across the country. It’s a reversal of the upward trend of…...
Joint initiative working to get more Central Oregon youth outside
3+ week, 4+ day ago (542+ words) Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 A group of Central Oregon organizations launched a joint funding campaign in early August to increase access to field trips and outdoor programs so more young students can snowshoe at Mt. Bachelor, track wildlife in the…...
Oregon universities brace for international enrollment drop following visa delays, Trump policies
1+ week, 4+ day ago (620+ words) Published 11:32 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Ahead of the fall semester at Oregon’s largest public universities, staff are helping students from around the world navigate challenging visa delays and uncertainty over President Donald Trump and his administration’s immigration policies that are expected…...
Commentary: Fixing the literacy crisis should go viral
1+ week, 4+ day ago (266+ words) Published 7:51 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 On his second day of teaching at Wheatley High School in Houston, former food influencer Darius Williams faced a problem that has plagued U.S. classrooms for decades: his students couldn’t read or write on grade level. But…...
Editorial: Childcare at OSU-Cascades gets a second chance
3+ week, 3+ day ago (348+ words) Published 10:00 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 The Little Kits childcare program at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus began powered by rocket fuel. Public money put in more than $3.4 million. It was fizzing with the childcare expertise of OSU. There was the hope that…...
Former Summit High math teacher punished for???overly personal??? relationship with student
1+ week, 3+ day ago (238+ words) Published 9:31 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 A former Summit High math teacher had his right to an educator’s license suspended and was placed on probation by the Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission, according to a report released Tuesday. Matthew Johnson was…...
Editorial: Should Little Kits program of OSU-Cascades get a state audit?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (301+ words) Published 7:41 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Oregon State University-Cascades has not hidden why its Little Kits childcare program closed after 11 months and after more than a $3 million investment in state/federal/county funding. It was costing the university too much to subsidize....