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In 2023, the Oregon legislature created a plan for more recovery high schools for teens with substance use disorder. But, Governor Tina Kotek’s recent proposed budget cuts back on what was promised.

The Oregon Legislature passed two bills to provide consistent funding to summer learning programs and to ensure they boost student academic outcomes.

Republicans were split in their support of House Bill 2251, which passed the Oregon House on Tuesday after a lively debate. Now, it heads to the Senate.

Schools had until March 2026 to spend remaining COVID relief money. The U.S. Department of Education cut those funds, amounting to about $200 million for California K-12 schools.

In 2019, his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the Cradle-to-Career Data System, a new state entity that aims to track students’ progress from preschool through employment. The data system was supposed to release its first public dashboard last spring.

Leading Oregon Democrats are pushing two companion bills that aim to set stricter academic metrics for schools and lay out steps they’d have to take if they don’t meet them.

It violates state law for a school board member in Shasta County to hold two seats at the same time, according to a recent cease and desist letter from the California Teachers Association.

Research shows Oregon’s reading scores have continued to fall in recent years. Why is that, and how do we fix it?

In fact, those scores have decreased over time. That’s according to recent research examining public spending on education across the country, compared with reading and math test scores.

Despite Trump’s plans, federal funding is a small part of California’s education budget and the state oversees curriculum.

Over the past few years, the Oregon Legislature has responded to industry-wide labor shortages in manufacturing, tech and health care by directing millions of dollars to workforce development programs. Now, education advocates say it should do the same for child care and preschool teachers.

The biggest question this session is about how much money the state will invest in public schools for the next biennium. But it’s not the only question.