Oregon Longitudinal Data Collaborative News Today

<strong>The nursing-educator shortage is an old story with growing consequences. Can Oregon’s colleges and lawmakers finally solve the problem?</strong>

Faculty members and students at Portland Community College are worried that Oregon’s well-documented shortage of nurses could get even worse due to a lapse in leadership at the college’s nursing program.

The first comprehensive report from the Oregon Longitudinal Data Collaborative uses data from K-12 schools, higher education and the workforce

The first-of-its-kind multi-agency analysis has provided a much more granular, regional-level understanding of why Oregon continues to suffer from a nursing shortage, and it lays out potential solutions.

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A study finds the cause of Oregon's nursing shortage is a shortage of nursing educators.

A study finds the cause of Oregon's nursing shortage is a shortage of nursing educators.

A study finds the cause of Oregon's nursing shortage is a shortage of nursing educators.

A study finds the cause of Oregon's nursing shortage is a shortage of nursing educators.

A study finds the cause of Oregon's nursing shortage is a shortage of nursing educators.