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October 12, 2018

National Manufacturing Day, recently held on Oct. 5, is designed to get teenagers excited about going into manufacturing, whether entry level at 18 or later after a college degree.

Issues:Education

September 15, 2018

Visitors flocked to the Heights Elementary School in Seaside Saturday for a groundbreaking and celebration of the new campus construction project.

"What a great day for Seaside!" State Sen. Betsy Johnson said. "You guys have laid down an example not only for this town, but Clatsop County and this state in preparedness and visionary determination to bring this to a conclusion. Today's the start. We'll be back when we open the doors and cut the ribbon."

Issues:Education

September 10, 2018
Secretary DeVos’s decision to allow gun purchases with federal education funds is in direct contravention to the program’s authorizing statute, recent Congressional action, and longstanding policy governing the distribution of federal funds. Congress must uphold federal law and decisively prohibit such action through the FY19 Labor-HHS funding bill.
Issues:Education

September 6, 2018
Many bright and motivated people simply cannot afford to take an unpaid internship, no matter how prestigious it might be, because they need to earn money to continue paying for college or to support themselves or their families.
Issues:Education

September 5, 2018
For many borrowers, student loan debt affects the ability to buy a home, purchase a new car, afford childcare, or access capital to start a small business.
Issues:Education

August 30, 2018

Education and the Workforce vice ranking member Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore), Education and the Workforce ranking member Bobby Scott (D-Va), and 171 democrats are calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to forbid the use of federal student grant funds to arm teachers and staff.

Issues:Education

August 28, 2018
Students and school staff deserve a learning environment that is safe, welcoming, and conducive to quality instruction and student learning.
Issues:Education

August 23, 2018
Secretary DeVos and President Trump’s latest plan to allow school districts to use federal funding meant for mental health services and other important student support programs to buy guns is irresponsible and dangerous.
Issues:Education

August 23, 2018

At my recent visit to Anvil Academy in Newberg, I met a student with a learning disability who is using woodworking skills to start his own business. Another powerful success story came from Tigard-Tualatin Superintendent Dr. Sue Rieke-Smith, who told me about how a student experiencing profound poverty and homelessness was transformed by an auto mechanics class and is now in college studying to become a mechanical engineer.


August 10, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC [08/10/18] – Congresswoman Bonamici (OR-01) issued the following statement after the Trump administration moved to repeal the gainful employment rule, which protects students attending career colleges from being burdened by student loan debt that they cannot repay.