How School Boards Can Help Combat the Literacy Crisis

The literacy crisis is real. According to the National Literacy Institute, “54% of U.S. adults read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level, and 64% of our country’s fourth graders do not read proficiently”. Literacy is foundational to learning new information,...

How to Find Good School Board Members

A school board is only as good as its members, and finding good members can be a challenge. The answer to finding them can be right under your nose: they are the people who are already involved.   Look at Your Volunteers People who make good members are people...

Why CSBO Exists

Did you know that most of Oregon’s advocacy for schools is based around the five largest districts in the state? As residents across the state know, though, those five districts rarely reflect the reality of our day to day lives. They certainly do not reflect the...