Finish kindergarten, get $100: New Oregon initiative celebrates with kindergarten diploma and contribution to savings account

By Elizabeth Miller (OPB)

May 24, 2026 1 p.m. Updated: May 27, 2026 11:34 p.m.

Oregon’s Treasurer and the director of the Department of Education will award “diplomas” to kindergartners in Beaverton this week as part of an awareness campaign for Kinder Grad.