Elizabeth Miller

A bill that passed out of the Senate education committee last week would create a task force to study school attendance and why students don’t come to school.

Thousands of students haven’t returned to public schools as part of a ‘concerning’ trend

Targeted efforts in Portland, Salem and the central coast led to substantial gains for students who have historically graduated at lower rates.

Being back in school in-person is more effective for most students than the days of distance learning. But many students with disabilities missed out even more when they were at home. And that time at home gave parents a chance to see what their children were not learning — and take matters into their own hands.

Oregon’s four-year graduation rate is up slightly, to 81.3% for the Class of 2022. It's the second-highest rate recorded for Oregon students.

The new document expands the guidance from transgender students specifically to serving all gender expansive students. “Gender expansive” is a term used in the document to describe a range of gender identities, including transgender, nonbinary, intersex, genderqueer and Two Spirit.

Staffing shortages are among the challenges that have left students in special education physically at risk and academically unserved — even though they are among the student groups in greatest need after more than two school years of pandemic disruptions.

A survey of 34,000 LGBTQ people released by the Trevor Project in December analyzes mental health challenges at state and national levels.

Ignite! Reading is being piloted in 20 schools and districts across the country, including in Tigard and Eastern Oregon

Kotek is the longest-serving House Speaker in Oregon history and will be Oregon’s first openly lesbian governor. She has promised a more proactive, but still compassionate, approach to homelessness and crime in Oregon, than her predecessor, Gov. Kate Brown.

All three candidates want the Oregon Department of Education to do a better job holding school districts accountable for spending and student outcomes.

The national data is the first released since the beginning of the pandemic.