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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call out Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Education Offices Responsible for Supporting People with Disabilities

October 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today called out the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle U.S. special education with its decision to illegally fire Department of Education workers who provide education services and resources in Oregon and nationwide for people with disabilities and their

Salinas, Wyden, Merkley Announce Federal Grant to Chemeketa Community College

January 26, 2024

Salem, OR – Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1,421,219 to Chemeketa Community College as part of the first-ever Perkins Innovation and Modernization Career Connected High Schools (CCHS) grant program. This

Merkley, Wyden Urge Good Faith Negotiations Between the Portland Association of Teachers and Portland Public Schools

November 1, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued the following statement, urging the Portland Association of Teachers and the Portland Public Schools Board of Education to continue bargaining in good faith amid the first-ever teachers’ strike in the district: “Over the last three years, our educators

Merkley, Wyden Announce $515,000 Coming to La Grande School District to Address Regional Housing Needs, Promote Technical Education

August 7, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the La Grande School district will be awarded $515,000 through the Department of Education for a Community Initiated Project to operate housing construction and construction career and technical education (CTE) programs in the school district. “This

Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Reintroduce Legislation Investing in Rural Schools

July 28, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today reintroduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through 2026. “Two decades ago, I recognized the need for federal support for rural forested

Merkley, Bowman: No More Legacy Admissions at Colleges and Universities

July 26, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation with U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (D-NY-16) to stop universities across the country from giving preferential treatment to children of alumni and donors and help ensure equity in the admissions process. The bicameral Fair College Admissions for Students Act comes

WYDEN, MERKLEY: MOSIER COMMUNITY SCHOOL ONE OF 24 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO EARN FUNDING FOR RESILIENT, ENERGY EFFICIENT RENOVATION

July 3, 2023

Monday, July 3, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Mosier Community School has earned a nearly $870,000 federal grant to support resilient, energy efficient improvements to the building. “Schools are pillars of every community, often serving as public meeting spaces, playgrounds, gyms, as well as

MERKLEY: SUPREME COURT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DECISION IS STEP BACKWARDS

June 29, 2023

Thursday, June 29, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions: “Education is the great equalizer. Yet, as the first in my family to go to college, I know the struggles

UO, OSU AND PSU EACH EARN $1 MILLION INNOVATION AWARDS FROM NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

May 11, 2023

Federal “Innovation Engines” Grants Secured by Three Oregon Schools were authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act Thursday, May 11, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas said today that the University of Oregon, Oregon

MERKLEY, WYDEN SUPPORT BILL TO BOOST AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

May 10, 2023

The bicameral bill includes programs to recruit, train, support, and retain effective teachers to address school staffing shortages Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are cosponsoring the EDUCATORS for America Act, major legislation that would help raise student achievement and rebuild the