Education

SB 270A allows inmate enrollment in community college

Posted on May 4, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

PASSED This an example of your testimony paying off. The bill is amended to provide courses in the correctional institutions. Changed vote to YES: The Department of Corrections may enter into an agreement (with community colleges any where in the state) to offer an academic program under this section only if the program is consistent with administration rules and regulations…

SB 854 climate change instruction for K-12

Posted on April 1, 2023 by dbleiler | 2 Comments

This bill requires each school district board to develop written plan establishing climate change instructional program for kindergarten through grade 12 with standard developed by Department of Education. Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to withhold grants if noncompliant. Provides grants from Student Investment Account include meeting requirements for climate change instructional program and to describe in grant application how school…

SB 768 collection of student grade data

Posted on April 1, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

Proposed Amendment -1 requires Department of Education to collect course-level completion and grade data for grades 6 through 12, and use the data to determine equity of opportunity, barriers to high school graduation, and challenges experienced by students who transfer from one public school in this state to another. They want to put students in buckets of subjective opinions. They…

SB 575 education plan for special needs students

Posted on April 1, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

This bill directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for students who are eligible for special education and who have experienced disproportionate results in education due to historical practices. Requires school districts to establish special education advisory council. Authorizes use of moneys from Student Investment Account for councils. Requires all statewide education plans to include strategies…

SB 1546 Elliott State Research Forest

Posted on July 8, 2022 by BJ

VOTE: NO
Signed into law by Gov Brown

Oregon Tribal Student Grant program seeks to improve access to higher education

Posted on June 20, 2022 by BJ | 0 Comments

A new grant program aims to help members of the Oregon’s nine federally recognized Native American tribes with the cost of attending college next academic year. The Oregon Tribal Student Grant program will cover attendance costs, beyond what federal and state financial aid cover, at eligible colleges or universities in the state. Students can use the money for tuition, and…

SB 1521 Limits school board authority

Posted on March 17, 2022 by BJ

VOTE: NO
Signed into law by Gov Brown

Sen. Linthicum: Oregon saw nation’s 4th largest charter school increase

Posted on January 25, 2022 by BJ | 0 Comments

Sen. Linthicum Observes School Choice Week By Introducing Legislation to Expand Educational Opportunity SALEM, Ore. – Today marks the beginning of National School Choice Week. The week is dedicated to the stories of students and families who have found the best school for them. Research shows that students in states with more educational opportunities perform better on key educational attainment…

Oregon lawmakers urge Biden administration to reconsider free community college

Posted on November 2, 2021 by BJ | 1 Comments

Democrats in the Oregon Legislature sent letters to the state’s U.S. congressional delegation Monday, urging them and the Biden administration to revisit a plan for free community college. President Joe Biden originally included two years of free community college in his “Build Back Better Plan,” but removed it from the spending framework last week. Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill worked…

SB 299 Creates children’s service districts

Posted on June 26, 2021 by BJ

VOTE:NO
Died In Committee

HB 2942 Allows criminals in K-12 classrooms