Schools

The Kennewick School Board has lodged a federal Title IX complaint against Washington state officials. At issue: the state’s current policies that allow transgender students to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.

Emergency preparedness advocates made another try at the Oregon Legislature this spring to raise the standard for new school construction. But it might take a political earthquake to overcome opposition from wary school associations.

In interviews with OPB, former St. Helens High School students say teachers have crossed lines for decades. A teacher who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student in the 1980s later represented state agencies responsible for protecting Oregon’s children and holding accountable those who abuse them.

Grant School District is hundreds of thousands of dollars into a project that is supposed to be reimbursed by the federal government. Now, it’s not clear the feds will pay.

If HB 3568 passes, the state would spend roughly $800,000 to assist schools in acquiring seafood for students, training for school kitchen staff on seafood preparation and an education campaign to teach children about local fishing and shellfish harvesting.

The governor recently joined OPB's "Think Out Loud" to talk about big issues in the legislative session, as well as how federal layoffs and funding cuts are impacting the state.

Oregon’s 197 school districts will get nearly $77 million in additional funding this year from revenues generated from leases and industry permitted on state lands.

The board rejected the resolution originally late last month and decided to revisit it in March. The vote was met with strong pushback from staff, families and students.

New legislation could require the Bible to be read every morning in public school classrooms across Idaho. One of the bill’s goals is for schools to read the Bible in its entirety over 10 school years.

Snow closed most districts in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington on Thursday. But not Estacada — thanks to an online learning protocol the district started pre-COVID.