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If the state's newly released high school graduation rate report serves just one purpose, it should be as impetus for a crackdown on virtual charter schools, including one which more than doubled in size after graduating only 22 of its 1,009 seniors last spring.
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Earl Blumenauer have re-introduced their bill to expand Oregon-style vote-by-mail nationwide.
A release from the two members of the Oregon Congressional delegation said the House included a portion of that bill in House Resolution 1, which is a package of what they call "pro-democratic" reforms
Welcome to 2019. As Democrats assume control of the House this week, all eyes in the education world will be on what the new dynamic in Washington will mean for congressional oversight of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration Education Department.
Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to answer questions about asbestos exposure after Reuters reported that documents showed Johnson & Johnson knew for decades of the minerals presence in its popular baby powder.
The U.S. Congresswoman is entering her fifth term on a roll: Her party will lead the House, she's targeting several critical areas and, while she considers herself as only "staying in," as opposed to "living in," D.C., Bonamici will play a key part in helping her newer colleagues assimilate to Capitol life.
Nearly 100 Democratic lawmakers called on President Trump to back federal climate change initiatives.
A record number of women are headed to Congress in January, a significant accomplishment on the path toward gender parity.