{"id":7619,"date":"2023-07-19T15:16:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?page_id=7619"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:33:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:33:42","slug":"education-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/about\/issues\/education-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Educaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7619\" class=\"elementor elementor-7619\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10a9394e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10a9394e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e6aa571\" data-id=\"2e6aa571\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f64519d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f64519d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Cuando Jeff asumi\u00f3 por primera vez el desaf\u00edo de postularse para la Legislatura del Estado de Oreg\u00f3n, una de las razones fue que quer\u00eda construir un mejor sistema educativo para sus hijos peque\u00f1os. Y como el primero de su familia en ir a la universidad, Jeff sabe que el acceso asequible a la educaci\u00f3n superior es fundamental para el \u00e9xito de la clase media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La educaci\u00f3n es un factor importante para determinar si nuestros ni\u00f1os y nuestra naci\u00f3n tendr\u00e1n \u00e9xito en la econom\u00eda global cada vez m\u00e1s competitiva de hoy. Como pa\u00eds, debemos hacer un mejor trabajo apoyando a los maestros, brind\u00e1ndoles los recursos que necesitan para brindar el mejor entorno posible para ense\u00f1ar a nuestros hijos y garantizar que ning\u00fan estudiante capaz tenga que renunciar a sus sue\u00f1os de educaci\u00f3n superior porque de la falta de asequibilidad.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4c120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b89a12\" data-id=\"0b89a12\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Funding comes after passage of Wyden\/Merkley\/Crapo\/Risch bill to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that nearly $48.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fiscal year 2025 will be coming to Oregon counties following the passage<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-announce-more-than-48-million-in-secure-rural-schools-funds-for-oregon-counties\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley Announce More than $48 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24333 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-budget tag-education\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-colleagues-fight-to-restore-fairness-in-federal-student-aid\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Colleagues Fight to Restore Fairness in Federal Student Aid\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 1, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;\u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley&nbsp;joined a group of Senators in&nbsp;introducing a bill to re-establish access to federal student aid after Congressional Republicans and President Trump\u2019s &#8220;Big, Ugly Betrayal\u201d law imposed burdensome provisions that restricted access to affordable higher education. The&nbsp;Restoring College Access and Affordability Act&nbsp;reinstates student loan programs<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-colleagues-fight-to-restore-fairness-in-federal-student-aid\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Colleagues Fight to Restore Fairness in Federal Student Aid\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24240 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-civil-rights tag-education\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-push-to-stop-trumps-education-department-from-politicizing-civil-rights-investigations\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump\u2019s Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 25, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Oregon senators: \u201cStudents whose civil rights have been violated should never serve as political pawns. They deserve justice and an equal opportunity to pursue an education\u201d Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to stop weaponizing the Department of Education\u2019s Office<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-push-to-stop-trumps-education-department-from-politicizing-civil-rights-investigations\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump\u2019s Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-budget tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-education tag-health-care\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-launches-investigation-into-private-equity-ownership-of-child-care-centers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture tag-education\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-padilla-lead-senate-colleagues-to-urge-education-departments-timely-execution-of-federal-education-programs-for-agricultural-farmworker-students\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Urge Education Department\u2019s 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Urge Education Department\u2019s Timely Execution of Federal Education Programs for Agricultural Farmworker Students\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24095 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-budget tag-education\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-sanders-immediate-relief-needed-for-student-loan-borrowers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Sanders: Immediate Relief Needed for Student Loan Borrowers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 4, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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