Culture
Children’s hospital offers consultations on transgender treatments to kids younger than 10(Daily Caller) – Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University, offers consultations on transgender treatments to children younger than 10, the Daily Caller has learned. Doernbecher’s Gender… Read More
Public Education
Oregon senator criticizes public education for discriminating against disabled studentsAn Oregon lawmaker is accusing school districts of discriminating against disabled students by placing them in abbreviated school day programs that reduce instruction hours. Sen. Sarah Gelser Blouin,… Read More
Public Education
States weigh legislation to ramp up school security following Nashville shooting(Daily Caller) – Several states are considering legislation to increase security precautions in schools following a Nashville shooting which killed six. Oregon, Missouri and … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents threaten to recall Oregon school board after sex games lessonsOregon parents say they’re ready to recall the school board after allegations of sexually explicit lessons were left unaddressed. The trouble started when parents discovered an assignment that… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Finger pointing erupts between education bureaucrats over school’s sexual fantasy writing assignmentImage via Facebook. A high school teacher in Oregon outraged parents after giving students an assignment to write about their sexual fantasies. But thus far,… Read More
Culture
CVS and Walgreens plan to dispense abortion pills. Oregon’s AG is leading a group in support(The Center Square) – Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a coalition supporting CVS and Walgreens pharmacies’ plans to start offering mifepristone and misoprostol, also known as chemical… Read More
Legislation
School choice advocates launch campaign to amend Oregon ConstitutionA grassroots campaign in Oregon is collecting signatures to get two school choice constitutional amendments on the ballot. Although lawmakers in many states are working to implement school… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Oregon’s use of trans pronouns in K-5 education fires up school choice movementA school district in Oregon is under fire for introducing LGBT-inspired “neo-pronouns” to K-5 students in Beaverton, strengthening the impetus of the school choice movement there. Neo-pronouns… Read More
Legislation
Mountain States Policy Center sets its eyes on new summit: school choiceThe Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) is ringing in the new year by launching a new education choice initiative. “Education choice is the belief that you know… Read More
Public Education
Oregon gov’t student health survey asks 11-year-olds if they are trans(Daily Caller) – The Oregon Department of Education is administering a 2022 student health survey that asks 11-year-olds if they are transgender, according to the Oregon government website. Oregon’s Student… Read More
Public Education
Teachers are fleeing partisan unions that some say undermine public educationTeachers are fleeing unions in droves, citing the political partisanship of the organizations that charge $750 to $900 a year in membership fees. The National… Read More
Public Education
Oregon teachers quit union, Kansas teachers need legislative relief(The Sentinel) – Oregon school districts added about 2,100 teachers in the last school year, but union membership in the Oregon Education Association (OEA) dropped by almost 500. Jason Dudash,… Read More
Culture
Oregon residents protest local pub’s drag performance that was set to feature an 11-year-old(Daily Caller) – Community members revolted against a drag queen story hour that was set to feature an 11-year old at a local pub, according to the Associated Press. Old… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oregon school board fires unvaccinated teachers amid teacher shortage(Daily Caller) – An Oregon school board terminated the employment of three unvaccinated teachers on Tuesday amid a statewide teacher shortage. Bend-La Pine School Board in Bend, Oregon, … Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education pays out tens of millions for severely under-enrolled Preschool Promise programThe Oregon Department of Education spent $90 million over the last two years in preschool grants even while the program was vastly under-enrolled, according to a report… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Oregon law puts tampons in boys’ public school bathrooms, and more students into private schoolsOregon’s “Menstrual Dignity Act,” which will put tampons in even boys’ bathrooms this fall, is just one part of a “radical leftist agenda” that’s fueling an exodus from… Read More
Public Education
Oregon’s woke curriculum revisions include all students, even kindergartenersOregon has set new curriculum guidelines that include making kindergarteners understand their “identity” and focusing on other issues related to race, gender and religion. The revised… Read More