As Oregon students face an ever more competitive world, they often contend with educational structures that were developed in the 19th Century. How can we create a seamless system from early childhood through post-secondary education that prepares our young people to succeed?
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4 votes
Waive tuition in Community colleges for spouses/children of soldiers killed or 100% disabled in war
Idea expands program established by Senate Bill 1066, Section 9, which requires waiver by Oreogn universities. Investment in education pays big dividends as WWII GI Bill returned $7 on each $1 invested.
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5 votes
TAG and gifted
Provide more funding for TAG and gifted programs throughout the state such as Odyssey of the Mind
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2 votes
Abolish the "20-hours / no health benefit" rules for employees.
Abolish the "20-hours / no health benefit" rules for employees.
That would allow people that are working 3 part time jobs to actually have Health insurance. -
1 votes
Make Student Transportation Rely on Biodiesel!
I think a good idea statewide would be to make the proper changes to all transportation for students to travel on biodiesel run buses. The cost on the fuel would change the states need for fuel consumption thus making the budget for the schools better.
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3 votes
Book Tax
At its most basic, a book tax would be an itemized tax on books sold in Oregon (excluding certain categories) with all funds generated going toward education, specifically literacy programs. This would extend to online book sales. I believe there is a cognitive resonance to this type of taxation,... more
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1 votes
Use capstone proj's at OR Univ & colleges for students to address OR socio-economic ecol probs
Encourage and reward students at Oregon universities and colleges to use their capstone projects to address Oregon socio-economic and environmental problems.
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2 votes
PLEASE stop taking money AWAY from special education services! All kids deserve the best.
Children with autism and other developmental disabilities are having funds taken away, leaving them at a disadvantage in school. Why have the IDEA if the states will not provide the extra services that these children need and deserve to succeed in their education
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3 votes
Religious release
Change the law about allowing children to attend religious services during school hours when attend public schools.
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28 votes
Reform Oregon Measure 11
This "one strike you're out" law targets kids as young as 15 to be sentenced as adults. Oregon is also one of the few states to spend more on its prisons than on higher education. Better schools means less crime, which means less cost to taxpayers to pay the high cost of incarceration. ... more
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8 votes
Soda Tax for K-12 PE + Healthy Foods This proposal is working in other parts of the nation
Soda Tax to Pay for K-12 PE and Healthy Foods This proposal supports educational goals at the same time it fights the childhood obesity epidemic that impacts 1:4 Oregon kids. Physically active kids learn better. PE establishes lifelong healthy habits that stick. PPS is planning to cut K-8 PE. The... more
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3 votes
The Oregon University System
The Oregon University System is entirely inefficient and it is wasteful if PSU is any indication. I think there is some work that needs to be done to consolidate programs throughout the state, merge smaller colleges into the larger colleges, and hire differently at PSU. There are so many admini... more
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3 votes
ROTC for teachers
For any Oregon public university student who goes into K-12 teaching for every 5 years of teaching, they will earn a year of free graduate school tuition at an Oregon universty. (up to two years) This will attract high quality undergrad students into teaching, and hopefully some will stay in teac... more
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1 votes
I've always been impressed by Head Start.
Head Start families were passengers on my #8 bus. As they continued to hop off at 15th & Knott, anyone could see that the improvements these parents made in caring for their children were not only of great benefit to themselves, but for our entire community.
Very very great program.
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3 votes
Reduce the number of Education Service Districts and make memberhip optional for school districts
Oregon's Education Service Districts (ESD) are an expensive holdover from its rural past. Oregon once had lots of tiny school districts, many consisting of a single elementary school and no high school These districts saved money by joining together in an ESD to buy supplies and share special... more
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1 votes
Curb behavioral issues in children by preventing trauma during divorce
Sparing children the trauma of divorce could save Oregon taxpayers millions of dollars each year. A cost-effective program designed to educate parents about preventative measures they can take during divorce to protect their children could diminish the juvenile justice annual tax burden on Oregon... more
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4 votes
A program called Oregon Education Turn Around.
That pairs high school juniors with partner college students who help get them thru the process of finding financial aid options, admissions questions and learning to move through the acedemic system. PA this with a program that does the same thing for people who want to move into new employment ... more
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3 votes
Restructure the grade levels so that 12th graders graduate with a two year college degree
Put Kindergarten back with preschool. 1st through 3rd would be elementary. 4th through 6th would be jr. high or middle school. 7th through 9th would be High school and 10th through 12 would be jr. college.
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4 votes
Pro active programs instead of reactive prisons
Did you know ………………………..that ODOC (Oregon Dept. of Corrections) evaluates each incoming prisoner and assigns them an ACRS (Automated Criminal Risk Score) which is a statistical calculation developed by ODOC research to predict an offenders risk of re-offending within 3 years of release. The lowe... more
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6 votes
Promote total wellness from pre-K through grade 12.
Children. Our most precious natural resource. We should provide for their social, emotional, physical, and academic development to ensure we create healthy adults. To do so, we need to broaden our view of valued outcomes to include alternative indicators of success such as: happiness levels; h... more