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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.
Mississippi’s Reading Turnaround Holds Lessons for Oregon
With an approach built on “the science of reading,” Mississippi has schooled Oregon.
State Treasurer Sings a New Tune on Private Equity
Elizabeth Steiner says she supports reducing state pension fund investment in the underperforming assets.