School reform: What matters to teachers and students
I’d like to turn the conversation about American public education decidedly combative, says John Flavin for The Oregonian.
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Oregon’s education board seeks rules on virtual schools
This week, the Oregon Board of Education took a small step toward resolving a five-year dispute over one of the thorniest questions of the virtual-schools movement, reports the…
Oregon school computer labs overwhelmed by demands
It used to be students needed only a No. 2 pencil to take the Oregon state assessment, but now it requires a computer. At the same time, the…
Oregon educators look to create single hub for cyber classes
Students across Oregon might be able to take online classes as soon as this fall if the state's Education Service Districts can pull together a plan for a…
Oregon school lets students borrow laptops for home internet access
Just as finals approached, David Orozco's family decided to drop internet access to save money. But the Canby High School senior had a group project on Bosnia and…
Life-saving mandate? Every Oregon school would have an automatic defibrillator
It's likely that every Oregon school will be required to have an automatic heart defibrillator available by 2015, reports the Oregonian.