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Governor unveils proposal to boost state school fund
Gov. Tina Kotek has unveiled a proposal to boost the current service level for the State School Fund by an estimated $515 million above the original calculation for the 2025-27 biennium. The school fund is the primary source of state funding for K-12 public education. Current service level is the amount of money needed in the upcoming biennium to continue existing authorized programs. “Across the country, school districts are facing...
Law school grads could earn license through work rather than bar exam in some states
PORTLAND, Ore. — Before Bailey McQueeny-Rose attended law school at the University of Oregon, she worked in reproductive health care, first as a medical assistant and then as a trainer, teaching others to do the same job. The work opened her eyes to how access to health care differed based on the laws in the […]
Some of the HSJI’s participants may be part of our next generation of journalists
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