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Gov. Tina Kotek’s plan for ambitious academic goals gets scrutiny, then hesitant support, from Board of Education
Oregon has tried similar accountability measures for schools before, only to see them fall by the wayside or be watered down to oblivion.
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In Oregon, a push for school accountability comes with emphasis on local control
Local school districts will be able to set their own goals for school improvement under an accountability plan state education officials unveiled this week.
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A sweeping plan to reshape how Oregon schools are funded runs into a buzzsaw of opposition in Salem
A proposal to replace the Quality Education Model, which calculates how much the state would need to spend per-pupil to get 90% of Oregon students ready to graduate from high school in four years, is running into opposition.
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Cutting school days to balance budgets is a risky strategy for Oregon students, a new report warns
Oregon already has one of the shortest school years in the nation, and state rules allow districts to count some teacher training and parent-teacher conferences as instructional time.
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Oregon’s classroom hours among lowest in nation, experts tell lawmakers
Oregon ranks 47th among U.S. states for the total hours students spend in school during an academic year, though comparisons between states are difficult.
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Oregon has a student literacy crisis. Is teaching future teachers the way out?
A state push started in 2023 to reform how Oregon colleges train teachers to teach reading has so far produced little change.
Salem-Keizer School District says state scrimped on its poorest students for decades
Leaders of the Salem-Keizer School District commissioned their own analysis of the Oregon's school funding formula, which found that the state's method undercounts poverty rates.
Whistleblower sues Oregon over school funding formula that shortchanges poor students
The Salem-Keizer School District is one of several in Oregon receiving less state school funding because of an outdated formula that undercounts poverty rates.