3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (503+ words) Oregon is expanding its efforts to bring college students into the electoral process with a new statewide initiative connecting colleges and universities around nonpartisan voter participation, civic education and long-term engagement in elections. Secretary of State Tobias Read announced the…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (546+ words) Oregon managed to get more than 7,000 additional students into classrooms on a regular basis during the 2025 to 2026 school year, an encouraging gain buried inside a statewide attendance picture that remains deeply unsettled. Even after adding those students, Oregon’s regular attendance…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (318+ words) A proposal to close eight elementary schools in Oregon’s second-largest school district is beginning to reshape conversations about the future of public education across the state, highlighting demographic, financial and enrollment challenges that education leaders say are no longer isolated…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (237+ words) For many families, the return to school represents much more than the first day of class. It marks a shift in household routines, sleep schedules, extracurricular activities, homework responsibilities, and family time. The pace of life often changes almost overnight,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (107+ words) School districts throughout Southern Oregon would ultimately share in future distributions generated by long-term investment earnings. In rural communities where education budgets are often stretched by rising operating costs and growing infrastructure needs, additional funding sources are closely watched by…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) Residents interested in agriculture, gardening, and small-scale farming will have an opportunity to step behind the scenes of one of Southern Oregon’s specialty flower operations next month as the Oregon State University Extension Service in Josephine County hosts a Flower…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (94+ words) Applicants should have strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills along with a passion for serving local communities through education and outreach. Oregon State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning transgender student participation…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (417+ words) Young readers in Wolf Creek will have the opportunity to meet some of the people who help protect their community when the Josephine Community Library hosts a special edition of its Neighborhood Heroes Story Squad later this week. The event…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (701+ words) For years, I’ve been called a lot of things. One of my favorites came from the Grants Pass Daily Courier, which referred to me as an “online publisher.” The phrase was intended to be dismissive, a way to reduce both…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (250+ words) The financial challenges facing Oregon’s public universities have moved into sharper focus as Portland State University continues evaluating major budget reductions that could result in faculty and staff layoffs, program restructuring, and significant changes to academic offerings. Faculty organizations have…...