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Martin do Nascimento/CalMattersCalifornia schools received more than $33 billion in COVID stimulus money. Some districts won’t say how they’ve spent it. -
CalMatters; iStock/A CalMatters investigation found that schools had wildly different approaches to stimulus spending — from laptops to shade structures to an ice cream truck. No centralized database exists to show the public exactly where the money went.
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The Oregon Institute of Technology says it will lower its tuition increase due to estimated additional funding from the state. Southern Oregon University will get increased state funding, as well.
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Empty classrooms and quiet hallways: California’s rural far north grapples with declining enrollmentEven as the overall population in California’s rural north has remained steady or even grown over the past two decades, the number of children enrolled in public schools such as those in Quincy has shrunk. From the Pacific Coast to the inland mountains and valleys, dozens of schools have seen steep drops in enrollment.
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COVID funding from the federal government is helping many Oregon schools take care of long-neglected needs, including capital projects.
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OIT and OSU are the latest public universities in Oregon to set their tuition rates for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.
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Most of the $1.1 billion Oregon received in federal pandemic funds went to school districts. What are they doing with the money?
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A Senate bill would alter the Cal Grant program, opening up additional funds to students attending private colleges and changing transfer-student targets.
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Despite sinking overall enrollment, some community colleges in California are seeing more students come back. Targeted state aid is likely helping, but so is more in-person instruction.
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California’s schools are struggling to staff up — despite billions in state money flowing to school districts to remedy teacher shortages. Grants have helped but, educators say, they aren’t enough.
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The Phoenix-Talent school district is among four Oregon districts hit hard by wildfires in 2020 that could get a financial break from state lawmakers
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The Alsea School District in Benton County has put masking decisions in the hands of staff and families. The state says that will deprive Alsea schools of federal COVID-19 funds.
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Oregon schools have received more new funding than they have in years. But costs are climbing too. And many funds are restricted and can only be spent in certain ways.
