Higher ed gets legislative wins, while big K-12 money questions mostly shelved

Higher ed gets legislative wins, while big K-12 money questions mostly shelved

Higher education advocates entered the 2026 short legislative session with big financial questions for lawmakers. And they got some of the long- and short-term answers they were seeking. K-12 advocates again made repeated visits to Salem, pushing for funding increases and policy improvements to help students. Schools will see some tweaked policies on immigration enforcement and attendance, but the most sweeping goal - to overhaul how the state s…