Opening the Doors of Opportunity Through Education

Merkley, Mikulski, Harkin Bill Would Stop Colleges from Peddling Worthless Degrees Legislation would cut off financial aid for unaccredited programs

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act to make it more difficult for colleges to take students’ and taxpayers’ dollars for unaccredited and unlicensed degree programs that leave graduates unable to work

Merkley Statement on Reports of Student Loan Deal

WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after recent reports on a deal to keep student loan rates from doubling:  “If we want a successful economy and successful middle class in the future, we need to make sure today that the next generation has the

Merkley, Franken, Begich, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Promote Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Al Franken (D-MN), Mark Begich (D-AK), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced legislation designed to increase student access to courses in STEM education subjects and provide additional resources to recruit, train, and support teachers of these subjects. “If we don’t train our children for

Merkley Announces Bill to Create Jobs Through Renovation of Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley has cosponsored new legislation that would create jobs through the modernization and repair of schools around the country. The FAST Act could create or save 3,300 Oregon jobs through the modernization, renovation, and repair of Oregon schools. As outlined in the American Jobs

Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $4 Million for Oregon School-based Health Centers

Washington, DC – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded over $4 million to twelve school-based health centers across Oregon to expand access to quality health care to children while at school. Funding for these awards comes from

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