Advocacy News and Events

Action Alert: Oregon School Funding

 Please email or call your state legislators today to remind them to fully fund public schools in Oregon. As the Oregon State Legislature begins their legislative session (starting this month until June 2025), they will be tasked with deciding Oregon’s biennium budget. 

According to this year’s Quality Education Model (QEM) report, funding the full QEM funding model requires a $12.705 legislative State School Fund appropriation combined with an $822 million from the Student Success Act for a total of $13.526 billion. The Oregon State Legislature has never fully funded the QEM, so it's critical that we get in front of our lawmakers now to make sure they promise to make fully funding public education a top priority. 

Click here to find sample language you can use to email your Legislator. Below are the current State Representatives serving the Bridlemile community:

Don’t live in the Bridlemile boundary? Click here to find your Legislator. 

RSVP Today: Education x Business x Housing Event

Bridlemile Elementary School

Thursday, January 23rd at 6:00 p.m.

Join the school funding conversation as the Quality Education For All Coalition hosts an advocacy event at Bridlemile on Thursday, January 23rd. The event will bring the business and housing community together to learn how they can support our efforts to fully fund public education in Oregon. 

The program will include a panel of experts on early education, early literacy, jobs, and housing with opportunities to network. Light refreshments will be provided. 

RSVP here: www.qualityeducationoregon.org/education-x-business-x-housing

Additional advocacy events happening around the district include:

SE Portland Public School Funding Forum

Duniway Elementary

Monday, February 10th at 6:00 p.m.

The goal of the forum is to provide an informative space for the community to understand the funding challenges we are facing and convey how essential it is that our legislators make school funding a priority during their budgetary session. To make the best use of our time, we will be soliciting questions from attendees in advance of the forum and will provide these to our invited guests including SuperIntendent Armstrong, Director Eddie Wang, Senator Taylor, and Representative Gamba. More information about the Duniway forum can be found here.