Migrant education

The Oregon Department of Education received a $21.24 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for the Migrant Education State Grant Program, with an award date of July 1, 2025 and completion date of September 30, 2026. The program provides supplemental educational services and support to ensure that children of migratory agricultural workers and fishers have equitable access to challenging state academic content and performance standards. Services delivered through this funding include supplemental instruction, academic support, English language development, school readiness programs, and career and technical education initiatives, with emphasis on interstate and intrastate coordination of services, educational continuity through timely transfer of school records, and integration with other local, state, and federal educational programs.

The Oregon Department of Education distributed funds to multiple sub-awardees across the state, including higher education institutions (Southern Oregon University and Oregon State University), community colleges (Treasure Valley Community College), regional education service districts, and local school districts serving diverse geographic areas from rural eastern Oregon to the Portland metropolitan region. Sub-awardees include Malheur County School District 26, Willamette Education Service District, Salem-Keizer School District 24J, Intermountain Education Service District, Southern Oregon Education Service District, Multnomah Education Service District, High Desert Education Service District, Northwest Regional Education Service District, Hood River County School District, Clackamas Education Service District, Beaverton School District 48J, Woodburn School District 103, Forest Grove School District, Ontario School District 8-C, Columbia Gorge Education Service District, Lane Education Service District, and Hillsboro School District 1J. This network of sub-recipients delivers migrant education services at the local level, ensuring targeted support for eligible students across Oregon's agricultural regions.