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Legislature Considers Anti-Virtual Charter School Bill Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m., the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education will hold a public hearing for a bill that essentially would force Oregon’s virtual charter schools to close. The bill (SB 927) closely resembles an idea that the … Continue reading
Legislature Considers Shutting Out New Online Charter Schools – SB 927
Today, the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee is again considering Senate Bill 927, which even after 4 series of amendments would stifle innovation for K-12 online education in Oregon. While this bill is less onerous than the OEA’s original … Continue reading
Legislative Alert – Legislature Again Considers Hurting or Helping Online Schools
Today, (April 19th) the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee will consider Senate Bill 927, which would essentially destroy Oregon’s virtual charter schools. I wrote about the idea behind SB 927 last summer in my article, Will Virtual Charter Schools … Continue reading
Oregon’s K-12 Power Struggle
The Willamette Week published an excellent article yesterday that exposes the ugly politicization of K-12 education in Oregon. The bottom line is that Oregon’s biggest teachers union, the OEA, which gives more money in political contributions per teacher than any … Continue reading
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