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16 Democratic Lawmakers Press Treasurer Steiner for a Full Audit of Retirement Fund Risks
Sixteen Democratic lawmakers want Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner to conduct what they say is a long overdue comprehensive audit of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.
The Truancy Mutiny
The Oregon Legislature banned truancy citations. But Oregon’s poorest county brought them back and now posts the state’s best attendance numbers, offering lessons for the coming school year.
Most of Oregon’s State Teacher Prep Programs Still Get an F in Reading Instruction
Southern Oregon University went from failing to an A in three years.
Travel Oregon Names New Executive Director
Kate Sinner, a longtime Salem insider, replaces the agency’s embattled boss.
Oregon Suicide Rates for Farming, Fishing and Forestry Workers Are Five Times the State Average
Mental Health Awareness Month also draws attention to Oregon’s overall suicide rate, which is 50% higher than the national rate.
From ‘Almost Brainwashed’ to Pioneer
How one teacher’s struggle to save her son led her to take on Oregon’s reading crisis.
What We Learned After Obtaining the Latest School Attendance Numbers
Use OJP’s new Attendance Tracker to learn how well your school performed in the first half of the 2025–26 school year.
Unprepared: The Broken Pipeline Teaching Oregon’s Teachers
Jim Green says one solution for Oregon’s worst-in-the-nation reading scores is a governor’s executive order away.
Travel Oregon Seeks a New Boss at a More Reasonable Salary
The state tourism agency made changes after scrutiny by OJP and state lawmakers.
Leaving It Up to the Locals Impedes Oregon’s Much-Needed Reading Recovery
Unlike other states, Oregon funds its 197 school districts but does little to hold them to account for their outcomes.