It is not a coincidence that the federal government opened the spending spigot in 2020 – first in the name of Covid and forest fires, and eventually under the more … Read more
Executive Order signed January 29, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: … Read more
John A. Charles, Jr. is the president and CEO of the Cascade Policy Institute, which operates from booklined offices in Raleigh Hills with a tiny staff—four—but punches far beyond its … Read more
Schools in 30 of Oregon’s 36 counties — and schools in other Western states — will receive less federal funding in 2025 after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to … Read more
By Jeff Meyers The Oregon State Capitol was a busy place this past Tuesday as legislators from around the state came together for Legislative Days. Approximately every two to three months, … Read more
Source: Stone Ridge Christian School website The diabolical madness that has consumed the Western world in recent years has once again stolen young girls’ dreams. Fortunately, these particular girls, though … Read more
Oregon school districts are projected to pay $670 million more to the state’s public employee pension program over the next two years, potentially wiping out all increases to school funding … Read more
I received a letter to the editor today from Nathan Seable who is the Vice Chair of the Grants Pass School District 7 school board. He’s been in the middle … Read more
Oregon’s highest needs schools that are focused on revamping literacy instruction and boosting student reading proficiency will get federal financial help next year. The U.S. Department of Education announced last … Read more
More than 700 teachers from across Oregon spent two days this month in classrooms and lecture halls at Oregon State University in Corvallis to tackle post-pandemic learning gaps. With $7 … Read more