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Springfield Public Schools to cut 27 employees amid mid-year budget gap
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What is the purpose — and the future — of public education?
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In effort to boost enrollment, Portland Public Schools board votes to change boundaries for Jefferson High School
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‘Our kids need help.’ Washington schools chief calls for tax reforms to fund education
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (640+ words) FILE - Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal delivers his annual "State of Education" address Jan. 8, 2026, in Olympia. Washington's current tax code is unsustainable, hurts public schools and middle-class families, and needs reform. That was state Superintendent of Public…...
Oregon Head Start calls on Gov. Kotek to reallocate nearly $10M in lost funding
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (583+ words) Leaders of Oregon's Head Start programs are urging state officials to restore $9.5 million in funding cuts that have spurred additional layoffs and program reductions in key early childhood education services offered to more than 12,000 Oregon children age 5 and under. Gov....
Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
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These degrees at Oregon colleges fall short of post-graduation income thresholds proposed by federal government
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Mergers, audits on the table as Oregon public universities face mandate to operate more efficiently
1+ week, 1+ day ago (859+ words) Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission is taking its first steps toward stabilizing the state's public universities. But some of its most dramatic ideas " auditing academic programs or merging institutions " are controversial with commission members and university leaders. Portland State University…...
Jackson County Library Director placed on paid administrative leave
1+ week, 2+ day ago (466+ words) The Jackson County Library Services board of directors voted to place Director Kari May on paid administrative leave for about two weeks, following incidents at the Talent branch. In December, a patron there allegedly watched videos of naked children. Employee…...
Key takeaways from survey of 180,000 Oregon students
1+ week, 3+ day ago (946+ words) To know what a student thinks about school, you have to ask. One student's answer will likely vary from another's, making it hard to summarize how things are going at one school, one district or a whole state. But Oregon…...