Governor Tina Kotek has ordered school districts to stop shortening the school year to close budget gaps, arguing the state cannot afford to lose more instructional time. Educators say the order offers no new funding.

Thousands of public school students in Eugene are getting library cards delivered straight to their schools. Unless their adults opt out, all Eugene School District 4J students will get a library card delivered to their school, ready to use—no trip to the library necessary.

Fallen trees, burst pipes and downed power lines have damaged a number of schools, including two in Portland that may not reopen until mid-February.

When students return to Lava Ridge Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, next week after winter break, everyone will be able to get free breakfast and lunch, regardless of whether their families have applied.

Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday she plans to spearhead a statewide conversation over how to address the myriad of systemic challenges plaguing the state’s public school system.

As of late Monday, the PAT and Portland Public Schools appeared to be very close to a contract settlement that would end the teacher strike. But some college-bound students taking advanced courses are worried about how they’ll catch up when class returns

State officials did look through the Portland Public Schools budget recently and identified about $12 million that could be used to bring the two sides together. But $12 million is only a fraction of the difference between the school district proposal and that of the Portland Associations of Teachers.