Banks Elementary students raise rainbow trout fry for release at Scoggins Creek (Oregonian, 3/29/2013) Fish eggs to fry : hatching salmon and trout in the classroom [PDF] (2000) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Entries Tagged as '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)
Budget for schools
March 5th, 2013 · No Comments · State Legislature
Legislature’s budget writers propose more for schools (Statesman Journal, 3/4/2013) State budget proposals call for more funds for schools (Statesman Journal, 3/5/2013) Governor offers lukewarm support for co-chairs’ budget (Statesman Journal, 3/5/2013) Oregon’s turning point budget [PDF] (2013) Oregon State Legislature
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
Talented and gifted education
November 14th, 2012 · Comments Off · State Legislature
Oregon TAG education lacking, says report; here are tips and resources for parents (Oregonian, 11/13/2012) The quiet crisis in talented and gifted education in the State of Oregon [PDF] (2012) Oregon Legislative Assembly
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
Assessing kindergarten readiness
September 25th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Early Learning Council
Tests for kindergartners on their first days in school: Oregon piloting a system to screen every pupil’s readiness (Oregonian, 9/23/2012) Report from Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Workgroup to the Early Learning Council [PDF] (2012) Oregon Early Learning Council
Quality education model
August 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Quality Education Commission
Report Could Point Way To Stronger Schools (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8/13/2012) Quality education model final report [PDF] (2012) Oregon Quality Education Commission
Tags:education·education quality·high-performing schools·Quality education·schools
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 [...]
Celebrating Student Success
May 14th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Transportation
State honors pair of Keizer schools (Statesman Journal, 5/13/2012) Celebrating student success schools [pdf] (annual) Oregon Department of Education
School funding and the Quality Education Model
April 26th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Quality Education Commission, State Legislature
School cuts fuel UPSET uprising (Portland Tribune, 4/26/2012) Quality Education Model : final report [PDF] (2010) Oregon Quality Education Commission Background brief on– quality education model [PDF] (2010) Oregon Legislative Assembly, Legislative Committee Services
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
Early Learning Council proposals
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Early Learning Council
Governor’s overhaul seeks to consolidate groups serving youths (Statesman Journal, 1/29/2012) Early Learning Council SB 909 report [PDF] (2011) Oregon Early Learning Council
Proficiency-based education
January 17th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Education Investment Board
Proficiency-based learning gaining popularity for its focus on knowledge (Statesman Journal, 1/15/2012) Oregon learns [PDF] (2011) Oregon Education Investment Board
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
Online schools task force
December 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · State Legislature
Online schools panel fizzles without proposal (Statesman Journal, 12/18/2011) Joint Interim Task Force on Virtual School Governance report [PDF] (2011) Oregon Legislative Assembly, Joint Interim Task Force on Virtual School Governance
New reading achievement standards
August 11th, 2011 · Comments Off · U.S. Dept. of Education
Study shows why Oregon needs harder reading, math tests: Oregon elementary reading test is No. 2 easiest in nation (The Oregonian, 8/10/2011) Mapping state proficiency standards onto the NAEP scales : variation and change in state standards for reading and mathematics, 2005-2009 [PDF] (2011), National Center for Education Statistics
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
