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The proposal from the Oregon Department of Education would ‘shift from enforcing attendance through prescribed sanctions,’ officials explained.

As Bandon School District navigates leadership changes and an ongoing investigation, board members have begun the search for an interim superintendent.

Oregon school districts are still figuring out how to run schools on limited budgets and with tight rules from state leaders.

The New Education System is a national model that began in Houston. Klamath Falls City Schools modified it for the smaller, rural district.

The school year will end soon, and the district will look different when students return in the fall.

Conversations about educational technology are kicking up in districts across Oregon.

The analysis from ECOnorthwest and Stand For Children suggests students in some Oregon districts get the equivalent of eight fewer weeks of school than kids in other parts of the state.

With costs sometimes exceeding $100,000 per student, small districts are often under pressure to close schools.

Oregon is made up of over 200 school and education service districts, and the governor’s instructional time order won’t land the same everywhere.

More than one-third of Oregon students missed at least 17 days of school in the 2024-25 school year. The 33.5% chronic absentee rate is the second highest rate of states that have released such data so far.

The levy provides about 10% of the district's operating budget, including 24% of counseling services and 4% of classroom instruction.

Education bills on immigration, attendance and some emergency funding moved forward, as big school funding questions remain unanswered.