Oregon student outcomes rank amongst the lowest in the nation. A new bill would add assessments, metrics and oversight in ...

Democrat Tina Kotek is backing legislation that would allow the state to demand coaches in underperforming schools and take ...

Kotek’s proposals would give the state much more power to intervene and, eventually, direct spending in low-performing ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek declares March 10 as Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, reinforcing the state's commitment to ...

The Oregon Department of Education would have historic power to intervene in struggling schools and districts across the state under two new bills backed by Gov. Tina Kotek.

Gov. Tina Kotek has been saying for months that Oregon’s public schools need more money, and they need to be held accountable ...

Facing a $40 million budget shortfall for year, the Portland Public Schools Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong is tentatively planning to propose a budget that cuts ...

Oregon can finally enact tighter gun and ammunition regulations that voters approved in November 2022, as the state’s ...

Bills in the Oregon legislature that would ease public safety requirements for convicted sex offenders and downsize the state's backlog for classifying offenders are facing backlash.

Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong said she welcomes added scrutiny about how hers and other school districts are spending ...

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is pausing nearly two dozen projects after the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal funding.

On March 10, Gov. Tina Kotek announced two bills she’s crafted for the Legislature that would tie increased spending—$11.36 ...