The governor, along with House Speaker Julie Fahey and Senate President Rob Wagner, said more accountability and more student testing is needed.

The termination comes about a month after the governor placed the director on leave and as OYA faces lawsuits and a backlog of abuse reports.

Joe O’Leary was fired on the eve of the agency’s disclosure of detailed records showing the mishandling of thousands of abuse ...

Gov. Tina Kotek is outlining the legislative lynchpin of her 2025 Education Initiative, a plan to renew Oregon’s education accountability system and make sure state education investments ...

Leading Oregon Democrats are pushing two companion bills that aim to set stricter academic metrics for schools and lay out steps they’d have to take if they don’t meet them. Gov. Tina Kotek ...

Governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek, has signed a proclamation that will make March 10 “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.” Kotek said the development is an effort to reaffirm her administration ...

Gov. Tina Kotek is supporting a new bill aimed at updating public school accountability measures to boost student outcomes as Oregon students' reading and math scores have lagged in the years ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek at a 2024 ceremony where she signed a $30 million summer school funding bill. Kotek is calling on the state Legislature to allocate record funding to Oregon schools for the ...

Oregon's governor has signed a proclamation that will make March 10 "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day," in an effort to reaffirm her administration's commitment to "maintaining access to ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Governor Tina Kotek introduced a new proposal on Wednesday aimed at addressing challenges within Oregon’s education system. The proposal includes an 11% increase in funding ...

Gov. Tina Kotek has introduced two bills that seek to direct state education spending to improve Oregon’s dismal test results. The disjunct between spending and results has emerged as a hot ...