Education

The Trump administration is investigating the Oregon Department of Education after receiving a complaint from a conservative non-profit group alleging the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opened the investigation based on a complaint saying high-school aged female athletes in the state had lost medals and other competitive opportunities to transgender athletes. The probe is the latest escalation in the Republican administration’s effort to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports teams nationwide.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has pledged to fight back against a new round of threats to withhold federal funding from public schools.

More than 100 student organizers and supporters gathered at the University of Oregon campus Friday afternoon to demand that the school take more steps to protect international students.

According to the University of Oregon, four of their international students have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

With the entire staff at the federal agency on leave, the museum’s leadership is worried about what it means for their funding.

Recently announced cuts by the Trump Administration may affect the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s ability to reach the state’s rural communities.

A few Oregon Coast lawmakers have asked the state to consider educating children about the fishing industry and serving local seafood in public schools.

The school year may be the last for many non-tenure track faculty at Portland State.

The Oregon Department of Education’s assessment data is the most comprehensive temperature check of the state’s public school system. This year’s test results show some improvements, but many students remain below minimum grade-level standards.

A rural Lane County school superintendent is under investigation by state ethics officials for allegedly hiring his wife to work at the district.

The University of Oregon and more than 30 female athletes were unable to reach a settlement last week over allegations of gender discrimination.

Gov. Tina Kotek called the proposed changes a “reset” in how the state funds public education.