Erik Seligman on Education

Yes, it's true, my term on the Hillsboro School Board is complete, and I have now returned to ordinary civilian life.    I'll contin...

Education Savings Accounts  (ESAs) are one of the many proposals to make it financially feasible for a wider range of families to educate ...

You have probably heard us talking about STEM programs, designed to improve student skills and interest in the focus areas of Science, Tech...

Recently I heard that the City of Hillsboro is thinking of declaring itself a “sanctuary city”, willing to defy unjust laws that are enforc...

It’s school board election season again.   As usual, I find myself a bit frustrated as I read candidate websites and statements— 99.9% flu...

You probably read the recent newspaper articles reporting graduation rates in Oregon high schools, including in our district .   Hillsbor...

Many districts around the state are considering adding School Based Health Centers (SBHCs), like the one we have in Hillsboro.   Offering a...

I'm disappointed to announce that after over a year of planning and discussion, iLead Schools   has decided NOT to open a charter school...

This summer, the board received a long letter from an HSD teacher who recently resigned.   It detailed a number of concerns with the curre...

I've received a few questions about another of my votes at the last board meeting, against a resolution to extend a tax break to a housi...

With the recent occurrence of Towel Day , I’ve been fondly remembering the hilarious sci-fi spoof “ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”  ...

I was disappointed to see the misleading and inflammatory articles in several local newspapers on our board's recent vote on birth cont...

Recently you may have heard about the proposal to offer contraceptive-related services at Hillsboro’s School Based Health Centers.  However...

At last week’s board meeting, we heard an excellent presentation from our district’s Chief Information Officer, Don Wolff, on a new approac...

Many parents have asked why there is so much controversy about potentially supplying birth control in the School Based Health Centers (SBHC...

At our last board meeting, we received an update on the School Based Health Centers (SBHCs).   These contain a number of very dedicated, har...

At the school board meeting Tuesday night, we passed an official statement of HSD's list of legislative priorities for this year, our se...

At recent board meetings and district presentations, you have probably noticed that we are continuing to increase the use of technology in o...

For those of you wondering about my vote against our National Education Week proclamation at the last board meeting, I present this alternat...

At our 9/22 Hillsboro school board meeting, CFO Adam Stewart presented a plan to contract substitute teachers through an outside agency, rat...

Recently there has been a major movement to opt out of Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing , the new standardized test be...

Should public schools be spending our tax money on advertising and marketing? At the 8/17 board meeting, our Communications Director acc...