Lawmakers consider redefining ‘minority’ teachers to count native European-language speakers (Oregonian, 3/26/2013) Oregon statewide report card [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Education
Entries Tagged as 'Dept. of Education'
Reading skills of Oregon students
March 18th, 2013 · No Comments · Dept. of Education
Nearly 1,700 Oregon students got diplomas without passing state reading test, showed skills another way (Oregon, 3/15/2013) Essential skills report 2011-2012 [PDF] (2013) Oregon Department of Education The essential skill of reading [PDF] (2012)
Student homelessness
November 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
More Than 20,000 Homeless Children Attend Oregon Schools (OPB, 11/15/2012) Oregon’s homeless student population again tops 20,000 students (Oregonian, 11/15/2012) Some local schools continue to see increases in homelessness (Register Guard, 11/15/2012) Homeless students in Oregon [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Education
Career and technical education
November 19th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon schools and jobs: Students say every skill opens another door (Oregonian, 11/17/2012) Program brief on career and technical education [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Education
English as a second language results
October 2nd, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon, dissatisfied with chronic poor outcomes for limited English students, plans wholesale change next fall (Oregonian, 10/1/2012) Saxton calls results for Oregon ESL students ‘simply unacceptable’ (The Republic, 10/1/2012) Oregon Schools Falling Short Of Goals (OPB, 10/2/2012) Annual measurable achievement objectives report [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Education
Tags:education·English as a second language·standards·statistics
New school rankings
August 6th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
New Oregon school ratings show familiar patterns but highlight little-known ‘model’ schools (Oregonian,8/3/2012) State releases new school rankings (Statesman Journal, 8/4/2012) Best And Worst Oregon Schools List Released (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8/3/2012) Preliminary priority, focus, and model school list [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Education Priority, focus, and model schools frequently asked questions [PDF] (2012) Oregon [...]
Pest management at schools
June 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon public schools limiting pesticide use as of July 1 (Oregonian, 6/19/2012) Pesticides and the Oregon IPM in schools law [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Education
Tags:imp·integrated pest management·pest management·pesticides·schools
Achievement compacts
March 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Every Oregon school district must specify how many students it aims to graduate, get to college (Oregonian, 3/14/2012) Oregon board looks at achievement (Statesman Journal, 3/14/2012) Achievement compacts : questions and answers [PDF] (2012) Oregon Education Investment Board
Tags:achievement compacts·education·education standards·school districts
Oregon Mentoring Project
February 13th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Mentoring pays off for Salem-Keizer teachers (Statesman Journal, 2/12/2012) Program brief on Oregon Mentoring Project [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Education, Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation
Accountability system for schools
January 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon seeks OK to judge schools on overall performance, not success with small groups that typically struggle (The Oregonian, 1/8/2012) Schools in improvement [PDF] (annual), Oregon Department of Education
School report card
December 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon statewide report card (OPB, 12/1/2011) More Oregon schools earn ‘needs improvement’ in state ratings (Statesman Journal, 12/1/2011) Oregon Releases Statewide School ‘Report Card’ (KTVZ, 12/1/2011) Oregon statewide report card [PDF] (annual serial), Oregon Department of Education
Homeless students
September 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon’s homeless student population continues to increase (The Oregonian, 9/28/2011) Homeless students K-12 count, 2010-11 [PDF] (2011), Oregon Department of Education
Oregon Virtual School District
July 27th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Virtual Combat (Willamette Week, 7/26/2011) 2011 Oregon Virtual School District overview [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Education
Mathematics Standards
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
State superintendent: Math scores may drop (Albany Democrat Herald, 5/24/2011) Common core state standards for mathematics [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Education
High School Graduation Rates
April 29th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon high school graduation rate at 66%: ‘We have got to do better’ (Oregonian, 4/27/2011) Summary of four-year cohort graduation rates [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Education
Public school enrollment
February 10th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon public school enrollment shows little overall growth (Oregonian, 2/9/2011) Fall membership report (annual report) Oregon Department of Education
Progress for English language learners
December 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
More Oregon students are learning English, state report shows (Oregonian, 12/14/2010) Mixed results in English language learners report (Statesman Journal, 12/14/2010) Annual measurement of achievement objectives (annual report) Oregon Department of Education
Tags:education·English as a second language·schools·statistics·students
Higher Math and English Standards for Oregon Schools
November 4th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon considers higher math standards–mostly for elementary school students (Oregonian 10/28/2010) A higher bar = lower math scores and student success ahead (Oregonian 10/27/2010) Oregon students soon could face tougher math, English standards (Statesman Journal 10/27/2010) Oregon Board of Education approves higher math achievement scores in a split vote (Oregonian 10/28/2010) Oregon schools adopt tougher [...]
Homeless students
September 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Number of homeless students in Oregon continues to increase (The Register-Guard, 9/23/10) Homeless students K-12 count, 2009-10 (2010) Oregon Department of Education
