Equity and Student Success
Number of diverse teachers in Oregon on the rise, but retention remains a challenge - September 5, 2024. Oregon Capital Chronicle. By Alex Baumhardt. "The number of racially and ethnically diverse teachers in the state..."
SOU professor, alums, students dig deep to unearth untold stories about Black lives - September 4, 2024. Ashland.news. By Holly Dillemuth. "Fall term hasn’t started yet at Southern Oregon University, but anthropology professor Mark Tveskovt..."
How shabby or shiny are your local schools? In Oregon, it depends where you live - August 31, 2024. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Julia Silverman. "After two years at Estacada High School, junior Lola Gooing knows the precise spot in her Spanish.."
Oregon makes progress towards educator diversity, report finds - August 31, 2024. KOIN.com. By Michaela Bourgeois. "While Oregon is making “strides” in diversifying its educator workforce, more work needs to be done for teachers and staff..."
Oregon reports making progress in diversifying educator workforce - August 30, 2024. KTVZ.com. By KTVZ news sources. "The Educator Advancement Council, on behalf of and in partnership with the Oregon Department of Education), Oregon Teachers Standards..."
UO launches Oregon150, new initiative for student success - August 28, 2024. Daily Emerald. By Fabian Gomez. "A new program by the University of Oregon, Oregon150, was launched to help fund infrastructure and student success..."
Affordability
Oregon college students still dealing with repercussions of botched federal student aid rollout - September 4, 2024. KGW.com. By KGW.com. "College students are heading back to campus for the new school year..."
National issues with FAFSA affect local college students and schools - August 29, 2024. KOBI5.com. By Kade Stirling. "Nationally, a tumultuous roll-out for updates to the application for federal student aid have led to colleges seeing smaller freshman class sizes..."
Learner Pathways, Economic and Community Development
Two Oregon Community Colleges get Infrastructure Funds to Grow CDL Programs- September 6, 2024. Oregon Business. By Garrett Andrews. "Two community colleges in Oregon have received federal funding to help veterans and others get..."
University of Portland offering some high school seniors direct enrollment, scholarship pathway- September 5, 2024. KGW.com. By Libby Dowsett. "Students will qualify for direct admission if they are in good standing at their..."
Where exactly are all the AI jobs? - September 2, 2024. Oregon Capital Chronicle. By Paige Gross. "After a fever-pitch in 2022, tech hiring has leveled out a bit. But AI will continue to permeate every industry in years to come, a Stanford report finds..."
Big waves off Oregon coast fuel cutting-edge effort to harness the ocean for electricity - September 2, 2024. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Gosia Wozniacka. "Off the Oregon coast just south of Newport, large rounded swells.."
Sign up for a class at PCC to develop essential skills for the semiconductor industry - August 29, 2024. KGW.com. By KGW.com. "KGW's Made for This Initiative is aimed at helping people find careers through non-traditional paths..."
Panchanathan talks about the National Science Foundation's broad reach- August 29, 2024. The Register-Guard. By Miranda Cyr. "National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan speaks about the impact of the agency and how it impacts companies..."
Leadership, Funding, and Policy
Oregon governor outlines commitments to Native nations - September 6, 2024. Oregon Capital Chronicle. By Bartoo-Smith and Karina Brown. "Gov. Tina Kotek reaffirms her commitments to Native nations in Oregon, including the crisis in missing..."
$11.5 Million coming to Oregon to boost literacy programs - September 6, 2024. The Cottage Grove Sentinel. By Jeremy C. Ruark. "Oregon will receive $11.5 million to boost the state’s programs to close disparities in literacy for students..."
Blue Mountain Community College board approves new faculty contract - September 5, 2024. East Oregonian. By Berit Thorson. "Blue Mountain Community College will have a three-year labor contract after a months-long collective bargaining process..."
Oregon's regional universities form international partnership- September 3, 2024. JPR. By Mike Green. "Four regional universities in Oregon signed an MOU to form a regional coalition of university partners engaged in an international teacher-student..."
A Plan to Fix the Trucker Shortage - September 2, 2024. Oregon Business Report. Press Release By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. "Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding..."
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