Can all Oregon kids graduate from high school? If state leaders have their way, we’ll soon find out. Their aim is to raise educational and skill levels – dramatically. If they succeed, there will be a lot more of us with degrees, certificates – and work we love. That’s what 40/40/100 is all about.
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Theodore and his family arrived when he was about eleven – just in time for seventh grade. He attended a middle school where Portland meets Gresham, and first met Thomas.
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Wyse sees a coming wave of innovation within community colleges and other certificate providers. “It’s a journey,” he argues. “We need a lot more nimbleness in the credential system...but it will mean new players and changing roles.”
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In May 2015, Oregonians woke up to an alarming headline: “Oregon has Worst Graduation Rate in US.” It provoked a mix of outrage, embarrassment, and resignation, and raised serious questions about why so many young people were not making it through high school and what was being done about it.
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The data set is comprised of 41,603 de-identified Oregon student's records documenting key demographic characteristics and assessed math and reading proficiency resulting from tests completed in 2003. All of the students included in the data set were in the class scheduled to graduate from Oregon high schools in 2006.
We have provided filtering tools so that you can sort the data, revealing the varied educational pathways taken by students in the sample over time. We have also provided a range of stories and profiles to provide context for exploring the data.
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