Oregon Education Association
Posted inNews

March for Students

2,000 people gather in downtown Bend in support of fully funding schools
Chris Miller

About 2,000 students, parents and teachers marched from Bend public schools and ended up at the Education Center on Wall Street Wednesday, during a rally to support funding for public education in Oregon. Similar rallies took place across the state. According to the Oregon Education Association, over 25,000 supporters gathered in Portland; Salem’s rally drew […]

Posted inNews

‘Day of Action’ Includes Walkouts, Student Marches

On May 8, teachers and students across Oregon are coming together to advocate for school funding
Chris Miller

Some school districts in Oregon are canceling school on May 8 to coincide with the Oregon Education Association‘s “Day of Action”—a demonstration aimed at what school leaders call the state’s decades-long failure to provide funding for kindergarten through high school education. Bend-La Pine Schools are staying open, according to the district, which said its teachers […]

Posted inNews

Fixing Our Schools

The Oregon PTA calls for the State to address billions in overdue repairs—but where’s the money coming from?
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

When Bend teacher Travis Overley was a student teacher at Bend High School, teaching in front of a class of more than 40 students was common. At Bend High, however—one of the oldest buildings in the Bend-La Pine School District—Overley says it wasn’t just the size of the classes that stood out. “Kids are sitting […]

Sign up for newsletters

Get the best of The Source - Bend, Oregon directly in your email inbox.

Sending to:

Gift this article