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Most of Oregon’s State Teacher Prep Programs Still Get an F in Reading Instruction
A new report shows that Oregon fails to properly educate future elementary teachers on "the science of reading."
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From ‘almost brainwashed’ to pioneer
One teacher’s struggle to save her son led her to take on Oregon’s reading crisis.
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Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers
Nearly half of newly-licensed Oregon teachers in 2023 earned degrees online from programs that can't show they effectively teach reading instruction.
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Leaving it up to the locals impedes Oregon’s much-needed reading recovery
Unlike other states, Oregon funds its 197 school districts but does little to hold them to account for their outcomes.
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Mississippi’s reading turnaround holds lessons for Oregon
Oregon ranks last in the U.S. in fourth grade reading proficiency. Mississippi, a state some Oregonians like to deride as backward, scores at the very top.