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'This is craziness': Federal funding needed to keep rural Washington, Oregon schools open is in limbo

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After the U.S House of Representatives did not vote on Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act last year, it now needs to be reauthorized for fiscal year 2026.

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Bipartisan congressional group hopes to restore bill providing millions in rural school funding

Chiloquin Elementary School is part of the Klamath County School District in southern Oregon and relies on federal funding from the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. In December, U.S. House Republicans failed to renew the bill for the first time in 24 years. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the West are joining forces to persuade Congress to reauthorize a 24-year-old bill that…

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'This is craziness': Federal funding needed to keep rural Washington, Oregon schools open is in limbo

After the U.S House of Representatives did not vote on Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act last year, it now needs to be reauthorized for fiscal year 2026.

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A Bipartisan Congressional Group Trying to Restore 20 Yr Old Secure Rural Schools Bill Reauthorized - The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Bipartisan congressional group hopes to restore bill providing millions in rural school funding Democratic and Republican U.S. legislators from Western states are joining forces to get the 20-years-old Secure Rural Schools bill reauthorized By: Alex Baumhardt – February 21, 2025  Chiloquin Elementary School is part of the Klamath County School District in southern Oregon and relies on federal funding from the Secure Rural Schools and Community…

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Bipartisan Congressional Group Hopes to Restore Bill Providing Millions in Rural School Funding

A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the West are joining forces to persuade Congress to reauthorize a 24-year-old bill that has sent billions to states including Oregon for critical public services and schools. Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, and two Idaho Republicans — U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch — announced Feb. 4 that they are reintroducing the Secure Rural Schools Act that was left to die without a vo…

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Calls for urgency on bipartisan bills in Congress to reauthorize funding for the Secure Rural Schools Act

For 25 years, funding for what’s called Secure Rural Schools (SRS) has made a difference to schools in counties where a large percentage of the land is owned by the federal government and thus tax exempt. In North Carolina, 26 counties receive this federal funding, and 19 of those are in the Hurricane Helene federal disaster declaration.… The post Calls for urgency on bipartisan bills in Congress to reauthorize funding for the Secure Rural Schoo…

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KGW 8 broke the news in Portland, United States on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
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