Healthy Schools Reopening Council holds first meeting

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Healthy Schools Reopening Council holds first meeting

SALEM, Ore. - The Healthy Schools Reopening Council convened for its first remote meeting today. The council is charged with advising the Governor and the Oregon Department of Education as school districts develop their plans for a safe return to school for Oregon’s students under the Ready Schools, Safe Learners K-12 schools reopening process. Districts will develop plans for in-person instruction, remote instruction, or a combination of the two.

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Gov. Brown announces statewide school closure for students in Oregon, March 16-31

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Gov. Brown announces statewide school closure for students in Oregon, March 16-31

SALEM, Ore. - In consideration of staffing challenges and health concerns due to the public health threat of coronavirus, Governor Kate Brown today announced a statewide closure of Oregon K-12 schools from Monday, March 16 through Tuesday, March 31.

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Merkley, Clark Announce New Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 Public School in America

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Merkley, Clark Announce New Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 Public School in America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marking National Suicide Prevention Week, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-05) today announced the introduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, new bicameral legislation that would help fill the critical unmet need for school-based mental health services providers in elementary and secondary schools in America.

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