Public Education
Oregon students can currently graduate high school without ‘essential skills.’ Top education officials want to keep it that wayThe Oregon State Board of Education is considering an extension of lowered high school graduation requirements. The OSBE recently delayed a vote regarding the state’s controversial high school graduation requirements… Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education only allots 15 minutes to virtual public comments in upcoming meeting on liberal sex ed standardsWhen the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) considers new sex education standards, the public will only get 15 minutes total for comments, which must be given virtually. “Oregon’s new draft… Read More
Public Education
Conservative school board members recalled in Oregon for vote to lift COVID-19 mask requirementsVoters in an Oregon school district voted to recall three conservative board members who voted to lift the COVID-19 mask mandate last year. Each of the members were recalled by… Read More
Opinion
Don’t defend Planned Parenthood’s ‘gender-affirming care.’ Defund It.(The Daily Signal) – In post-Roe America, Planned Parenthood is shifting gears. To make up for its lost abortion revenue, it’s expanding its reach into what it calls “… Read More
Opinion
Gender medicine’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ and his nonsensical surgical option for kids(The Daily Signal) – Light may be breaking through the darkness of gender ideology, as revealed by a recent hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on… Read More
Culture
Children’s hospital offers consultations on transgender treatments to kids younger than 10(Daily Caller) – Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University, offers consultations on transgender treatments to children younger than 10, the Daily Caller has learned. Doernbecher’s Gender… Read More
Public Education
Oregon senator criticizes public education for discriminating against disabled studentsAn Oregon lawmaker is accusing school districts of discriminating against disabled students by placing them in abbreviated school day programs that reduce instruction hours. Sen. Sarah Gelser Blouin, D-District 8,… Read More
Public Education
States weigh legislation to ramp up school security following Nashville shooting(Daily Caller) – Several states are considering legislation to increase security precautions in schools following a Nashville shooting which killed six. Oregon , … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents threaten to recall Oregon school board after sex games lessonsOregon parents say they’re ready to recall the school board after allegations of sexually explicit lessons were left unaddressed. The trouble started when parents discovered an assignment that asked… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Finger pointing erupts between education bureaucrats over school’s sexual fantasy writing assignmentA high school teacher in Oregon outraged parents after giving students an assignment to write about their sexual fantasies. But thus far, the teacher, the high school, the district and… Read More
Culture
CVS and Walgreens plan to dispense abortion pills. Oregon’s AG is leading a group in support(The Center Square) – Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a coalition supporting CVS and Walgreens pharmacies’ plans to start offering mifepristone and misoprostol, also known as chemical… Read More
Government
School choice advocates launch campaign to amend Oregon ConstitutionA grassroots campaign in Oregon is collecting signatures to get two school choice constitutional amendments on the ballot. Although lawmakers in many states are working to implement school choice through… Read More
Government, Public Education
Oregon’s use of trans pronouns in K-5 education fires up school choice movementA school district in Oregon is under fire for introducing LGBT-inspired “neo-pronouns” to K-5 students in Beaverton, strengthening the impetus of the school choice movement there. Neo-pronouns such as “ze/zir” are… Read More
Government
Mountain States Policy Center sets its eyes on new summit: school choiceThe Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) is ringing in the new year by launching a new education choice initiative. “Education choice is the belief that you know what’s best for… Read More
Public Education
Oregon gov’t student health survey asks 11-year-olds if they are trans(Daily Caller) – The Oregon Department of Education is administering a 2022 student health survey that asks 11-year-olds if they are transgender, according to the Oregon government website. Oregon’s Student… Read More
Public Education
Oregon teachers quit union, Kansas teachers need legislative relief(The Sentinel) – Oregon school districts added about 2,100 teachers in the last school year, but union membership in the Oregon Education Association (OEA) dropped by almost 500. Jason Dudash,… Read More
Culture
Oregon residents protest local pub’s drag performance that was set to feature an 11-year-old(Daily Caller) – Community members revolted against a drag queen story hour that was set to feature an 11-year old at a local pub, according to the Associated Press. Old… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oregon school board fires unvaccinated teachers amid teacher shortage(Daily Caller) – An Oregon school board terminated the employment of three unvaccinated teachers on Tuesday amid a statewide teacher shortage. Bend-La Pine School Board in Bend, Oregon, … Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education pays out tens of millions for severely under-enrolled Preschool Promise programThe Oregon Department of Education spent $90 million over the last two years in preschool grants even while the program was vastly under-enrolled, according to a report by Fox… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Oregon law puts tampons in boys’ public school bathrooms, and more students into private schoolsOregon’s "Menstrual Dignity Act," which will put tampons in even boys’ bathrooms this fall, is just one part of a "radical leftist agenda” that’s fueling an exodus from public schools,… Read More