Elizabeth Miller

Oregon’s four-year graduation rate is up slightly, to 81.3% for the Class of 2022. It's the second-highest rate recorded for Oregon students.

The new document expands the guidance from transgender students specifically to serving all gender expansive students. “Gender expansive” is a term used in the document to describe a range of gender identities, including transgender, nonbinary, intersex, genderqueer and Two Spirit.

Staffing shortages are among the challenges that have left students in special education physically at risk and academically unserved — even though they are among the student groups in greatest need after more than two school years of pandemic disruptions.

A survey of 34,000 LGBTQ people released by the Trevor Project in December analyzes mental health challenges at state and national levels.

Ignite! Reading is being piloted in 20 schools and districts across the country, including in Tigard and Eastern Oregon

Kotek is the longest-serving House Speaker in Oregon history and will be Oregon’s first openly lesbian governor. She has promised a more proactive, but still compassionate, approach to homelessness and crime in Oregon, than her predecessor, Gov. Kate Brown.

All three candidates want the Oregon Department of Education to do a better job holding school districts accountable for spending and student outcomes.

The national data is the first released since the beginning of the pandemic.

Recent hot weather and Oregon’s old school buildings led to an uncomfortable start to the year in many places. Wildfire smoke can add to the discomfort. Here's a look at how schools are responding.

Comprehensive, age-appropriate sex ed has all kinds of social, emotional and academic benefits, researchers say. Here's what that looks like, from K through 12.

A new report out Thursday from Oregon education officials recommends changes to what’s required to earn a high school diploma.

Decisions on masking and other COVID-19 safety measures are up to local school districts and health officials.