Change to Modified Diplomas Worries Oregon Parents
Oregon parents are concerned “about a change to modified diplomas could risk transition services.” Under ESSA “all states to use one high school diploma—the one that a “preponderance” of students...
View ArticleState Plan Submissions and Drafts
Approved State Plans Alabama: Final Plan Approved (5/7/18) Alaska: Final Plan Approved (5/16/18) Arizona: Final Plan Approved (9/6/17) Arkansas: Final Plan Approved (1/16/18) Colorado: Final Plan...
View ArticleBoys & Girls Clubs Working With Schools Via ESSA Grants
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oregon’s Greater Santiam area, in partnership with schools in Lebanon and Sweet Home, will implement a new educational program called the 21st Century Community Learning...
View ArticleOregon Not Properly Tracking Struggling Students
According to KTVZ, a recent report from the Oregon Secretary of State finds the state’s education department “only made partial progress on three of the 15 recommendations to improve education for...
View ArticleMental Health Days for Oregon Students?
“Should schools allow students to take excused mental health days?” asks Evie Blad in Education Week. Some students in Oregon sure think so. They are supporting a bill that would add “mental or...
View ArticleESSA Provides Flexibility for Oregon Educators to Improve Performance by...
In a shift from its predecessor NCLB, ESSA has given the Oregon Department of Education (DOE) greater flexibility to address and improve student performance across entire school districts rather than...
View ArticleOregon Department Education Adds 70 Schools to “Must Improve” List, for a...
According to the “must-improve” list released by the Oregon Department of Education, “70 [Oregon] schools have joined the 200 that were already on the list.” While the state is “moving away from...
View ArticleEleven Oregon Schools in Need of ‘Targeted Support’ Based on Accountability Data
According to accountability data from the Oregon Department of Education, “11 Central Oregon Schools were marked as needing help,” reports Jackson Hogan for The Bulletin. As opposed to previous years...
View ArticleFunding Provided Under ESSA, Local Initiative Provides Greater Access to...
Economically disadvantaged students in Klamath Falls City Schools in Oregon will now have access to new laptops in an effort to remove economic barriers to education that prevent low-income students...
View ArticleOregon Updates 2020-21 Guidance with ESSA Equity Considerations
In new guidance released by the Oregon Department of Education, special consideration is given to how schools can best “ensure equity and access for students” who receive services under the Every...
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