Opening the Doors of Opportunity Through Education

Merkley and Colleagues Offer $2 Billion Plan to Reduce Class Sizes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), today introduced bold new legislation to invest in smaller class sizes for public schools across America. Smaller class sizes increase student achievement and

Merkley Announces Internship Scholarships for Oregonians

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced a new scholarship program to enable Oregonians who could otherwise not afford to participate in a congressional internship to gain experience in his Washington D.C. and Portland offices. In addition to the existing Otto and Verdell Rutherford Congressional Intern Scholarship, which

Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $10 Million in Head Start Grants for Oregon

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Head Start programs in Multnomah, Jackson and Yamhill counties will receive more than $9.9 million in federal grants. “As a long-time supporter of Head Start, I know these investments in Oregonians at an early age produces lifetime dividends

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