Tag Archives: Students

Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health?

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Class of 2025 faces final state tests, highlighting Oregon’s troubled relationship with standardized exams

Oregon 11th graders haven’t taken state tests in math and reading since they were in sixth grade. With low participation rates, will test results actually tell us how they’re doing? Thousands of Oregon 11th graders decline to take state tests every year, which undermines the validity of the results as an actual gauge of student […]
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School libraries across Oregon see severe cuts, steep declines in ability to serve students – OPB’s Think Out Loud

School districts all over Oregon are struggling to find the money to fund vital services with declining budgets. Many of those districts are making cuts to library staff, which librarians say has a direct result on educational outcomes for students. They also say these cuts are also in direct opposition to the educational goals districts […]
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Winning the battle against cellphones in school

When Raymond Dolphin became assistant principal of a middle school in Connecticut two years ago, it was clear to him that the kids were not all right. The problem was cellphones. Students were using the devices in class, despite a rule against it. Social media was exacerbating nearly every conflict among students. So in December, […]
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With New Salt and Sugar Limits, School Cafeterias Are ‘Cringing’ 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.  

High schoolers make up growing proportion of Oregon community college enrollment

At five of Oregon’s 17 community colleges, high schoolers dual-enrolled made up 20% or more of the total enrollment. The proportion of Oregon’s community college enrollment made up of high schoolers has grown in recent years, and many aren’t taking classes on a campus. Overall, community college enrollment has plummeted in the past decade, but […]
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What it takes to convince families that kids need to attend school

The stories keep coming about students missing school, and a lot of it. Stay-at-home school during the COVID pandemic appears to be a factor in students and their parents not feeling a need to be in class on a regular basis. Chronic absenteeism–missing 10% of class time in an academic year–has zoomed across the country. […]
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As budget season begins, school districts on the North Coast tackle funding challenges

Pandemic-era federal stimulus funds expire in September. Confronted with enrollment declines and the end of federal stimulus money, school districts in Oregon and across the country are grappling with ways to balance budgets ahead of the new fiscal year. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund was a lifeline for many school districts during […]
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Should Students Have Phones in Class? We Asked Three Portland School Officials.

The issue has sparked fierce debate across the country. If you don’t have kids, you might not have noticed, but one of the fiercest debates in America is whether children should be allowed to have cellphones. You can find the argument atop the bestseller list, where social psychologist Jonathan Haidt posits in The Anxious Generation […]
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Oregon School Districts Harden Security After Phishing Attack

In the wake of the incident earlier this year, Willamette Valley districts are conducting mandatory cybersecurity training for staff and using multifactor authentication. Earlier this year, the Corvallis School District was the target of a phishing attack when more than 4,000 emails were sent to student and staff accounts seeking personal information, including passwords and […]
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