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ENORMOUS VARIATION IN SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR OREGON STUDENTS, ACCORDING TO NEW DATA TOOL<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Highlighting parent experiences and policy gaps, Liz Miller digs into the new Stand for Children Oregon District Lookup Tool and covers the Stand for Children Media Briefing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IN OREGON, SCHOOL YEARS CAN VARY BY A MONTH. WHY IS LARGELY RANDOM<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Betsy Hammond and Julia Silverman analyze recent data on time in school, interviewing parents, researchers, and school district representatives about the short \u2014 and highly variant \u2014 Oregon school year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HOW DO OREGON DISTRICTS COMPARE FOR SCHOOL LEARNING TIME? MAP REVEALS KEY DIFFERENCES<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Pope, our Executive Director, is featured in this KOIN segment highlighting Oregon’s low expectations for time in school and consequent wide variation across the state. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A STATE WITH A SHORT SCHOOL YEAR WANTS TO STOP THE ‘BLEEDING’ OF CLASSROOM TIME<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Governor Kotek’s executive order establishes a new precedent for districts in Oregon. Stand Oregon’s Executive Director, Sarah Pope, joins her press conference \u2014 sharing ECOnorthwest study results. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SOME OREGON STUDENTS GET YEARS MORE IN SCHOOL THAN PEERS, STUDY FINDS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Alex Baumhardt reports on the Stand for Children Media Briefing, covering the launch of the new district lookup tool and highlighting perspectives of elected officials as they advocate for improved instructional time policies. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OREGON SCHOOLS RANK NEAR THE BOTTOM NATIONALLY FOR HOURS OF INSTRUCTION TIME<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Khushboo Rathore looks at the ECOnorthwest study and newly release district lookup tool, highlighting districts that offer varying amounts of time in school. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SHORTER SCHOOL CALENDAR MEETS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM?<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

EducationWeek reporter Sarah Sparks looks into time as a factor in Oregon’s low academic outcomes. Sarah Pope, our Executive Director, shares how the short school year feeds into a culture that accepts chronic absenteeism as status quo. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AMID DISMAL TEST SCORES, OREGON WEIGHS ITS SHORT SCHOOL YEAR<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director, Sarah Pope, sat down with Kevin Mahnken at The 74 \u2014 a national news organization dedicated to covering K-12 education in the United States. Sarah shares findings from recent ECOnorthwest modeling that looks at the impact of Oregon’s short school year and high rates of chronic absenteeism. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OPINION: STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL FUTURES ARE CAUGHT IN A CRISIS OF TIME<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director, Sarah Pope, and State Representative April Dobson co-author an op-ed highlighting the stark reality here in Oregon: students are years behind their peers around the nation. Check out the piece for the specific disparities and possible solutions. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Town hall \u2014 crisis: student reading<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Live from the Elsinore Theatre in Salem, OR, Dana Nerenberg, Oregon Director for the Center for Early Literacy and Learning Success, joins a panel of leaders to discuss Oregon’s literacy crisis, what we’ve done about it, and how we can continue to make progress. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ARC PDX ON THE ROAD: TALKING EDUCATION IN OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Live from the Stand for Children office in SW Portland, Wesleigh Ogle speaks with Executive Director, Sarah Pope, about issues facing education in Oregon today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PORTLAND-BASED CHILD ADVOCACY GROUP SAYS STATE MUST ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In a live interview with Dave Miller on OPB’s Think Out Loud<\/em>, Sarah shares the results of our study with ECOnorthwest. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CUTTING SCHOOL DAYS TO BALANCE BUDGETS IS A RISKY STRATEGY FOR OREGON STUDENTS, A NEW REPORT WARNS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

“We cannot cut more school days,” said Sarah Pope, executive director of Stand for Children’s Oregon chapter. “We cannot repeat Oregon’s history of balancing budgets on the backs of students.” <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OREGON EDUCATION REPORT SHOWS STUDENTS LOSING WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION ANNUALLY<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

KATU covers our media briefing in SW Portland, where we share the shocking findings from our study with ECOnorthwest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OREGON SCHOOLS FACE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM CRISIS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ezra Kaplan returns to the issue of chronic absenteeism \u2013 covering everything from teacher-led outreach efforts to the policy gaps that leave districts without support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NON-PROFIT PUSHES FOR BILL TO TRACK CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN OR SCHOOLS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director, Sarah Pope, sits down with KOIN 6 News AM Extra hosts to talk about HB 4154, which would improve the states’ data reporting around attendance. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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LOW ATTENDANCE AND A SHORT SCHOOL YEAR UNDERMINE SUCCESS OF OREGON STUDENTS, ACCORDING TO NEW ANALYSIS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Portland-based nonprofit Stand for Children hopes this analysis will lead to more instructional time and better academic achievement in the future. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NEW OREGON BILL CALLS FOR DATA ON SCHOOL ABSENCES AMID CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

“Teachers are hesitant to move on to the next lesson or plan the next major unit when a third of the class is missing.” Pope says of chronic absenteeism, which impacts everyone \u2014 not just the students that are missing. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IN BEAVERTON SCHOOLS, TRACKING ABSENTEEISM \u2013 AND THE IMPACTS OF THE IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN \u2013 IN REAL TIME<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we see states that have made gains, it starts with more regularly collecting and reporting out on the data,\u201d Pope said. \u201cIt is not the only step, but it is often the first step and Oregon needs to start.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SCHOOLED BY MISSISSIPPI: MISSISSIPPI’S READING TURNAROUND, BUILT ON “THE SCIENCE OF READING,” HOLDS LESSONS FOR OREGON<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, Mississippi made some dramatic shifts in how they teach reading \u2013 they now see some of the highest reading proficiency rates in the nation. Sarah Pope, Executive Director, sits down with the Oregon Journalism Project to talk about the barriers that keep Oregon students behind. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OREGON CITY SCHOOL LEADING EFFORT ON LITERACY PROGRAM<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Knapp at KATU visits Holcomb Elementary, one of the schools in our Demonstration Network. Our executive director, Sarah Pope, sits down with Knapp to share how we are helping schools put research into practice and utilize their Early Literacy Success Initiative dollars to help all kids read by third grade. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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DESPITE MODEST IMPROVEMENT, THE OREGON EDUCATION SYSTEM FACES A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Pope, Executive Director of Stand Oregon, joins Debora Knapp to break down what\u2019s moving the dial for Oregon students \u2013 and the barriers still holding progress back.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OVER A THIRD OF OREGON STUDENTS STILL AREN’T CONSISTENTLY ATTENDING SCHOOL<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director of Stand Oregon, Sarah Pope, joins Willamette Week and the Oregon Journalism Project to discuss the recent attendance data release. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OREGON FACES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CRISIS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Pope, Executive Director of Stand Oregon, joins KPTV to discuss the pervasive issue of Chronic Absenteeism and how we can improve school attendance in Oregon. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PANDEMIC BABIES HIT KINDERGARTEN<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Stand Oregon Executive Director, Sarah Pope, was interviewed by KGW, to discuss first class of \u201cpandemic babies\u201d entering the school system and how caregivers can prepare children for school transitions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ADVOCACY GROUP SEEKS $300 MILLION TO BOOST READING PROFICIENCY<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Before the legislative session ended, Sarah Pope, Executive Director at Stand Oregon, sat down with journalist Deborah Knapp on KATU2 to discuss why Stand pushed so hard for full funding of the Early Literacy Success Initiative. Strong leadership and targeting investment are critical for ensuring Oregon\u2019s students gain the foundational reading skills they need to succeed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OREGON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES RANKED AT BOTTOM NATIONALLY: HOW WE CAN IMPROVE<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Pope, Executive Director for Stand Oregon, recently had the chance to join Angela Wilhelms on the Business Matters podcast. They talked about why Oregon is in the bottom nationally when it comes to most measures of educational outcomes and what we can do about it. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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STUDENT JOURNALIST REPORTS ON EFFICACY OF EARLY LITERACY SUCCESS GRANTS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Meghan Whitten, a junior at Lincoln High School and the managing print editor of The Cardinal Times, recently reported on Stand for Children Oregon\u2019s advocacy for a $300 million investment in the Early Literacy Success Initiative School Grants. This initiative aims to enhance early literacy among Oregon\u2019s K\u20133 students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OREGON’S SHORT SCHOOL YEARS WORSEN EFFECTS OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A student who is chronically absent in Oregon will have missed about 75% of a school year by the end of fourth grade. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bethel sees improvements in student literacy with \u2018science of reading\u2019<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Students across Oregon are still struggling with reading and writing \u2013 but a Eugene area district says it\u2019s seeing improvements with the help of the \u201cscience of reading.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oregon\u2019s graduation rate increases show a proven path forward<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Each student who graduates represents both a personal achievement and also a step toward a stronger Oregon. These graduates are the innovators, problem-solvers and leaders who will drive Oregon\u2019s economy forward. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OPINION: oregon kids need legislators to triple down on literacy support<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we fail to invest in our children, we risk losing a generation of potential leaders, innovators and engaged citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Report: Measure 98\u2032s targeted spending has helped Oregon high schools, despite lagging graduation rates<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot only have more students graduated since Measure 98 was implemented, but fewer students have dropped out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Students nationwide have rebounded after pandemic. But not in Oregon. Consequences could be severe<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Oregon\u2019s results are unacceptable. Our educators and children are just as talented as the educators and children in every other state,\u2019 Pope said. She decried the lack of \u2018a statewide, focused, research-based strategy. The research is clear on what accelerates student learning, and our state didn\u2019t insist we do that with these funds.’\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ridgeview High student Jordan Jensen overcomes challenges, receives \u2018Beat the Odds\u2019 scholarship<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJordan is one of just eight students in Oregon to receive the 2025 scholarship, reflecting his remarkable resilience and commitment to achieving his goals despite a difficult upbringing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why Oregon schools\u2019 pandemic recovery lags behind much of the nation<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPope points out that many states with high performance on the recovery efforts \u2013 like Tennessee and Ohio \u2013 had strong directives from state leadership in implementing interventions including statewide tutoring, summer learning opportunities and teacher training.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OPINION: tO IMPROVE eDUCATION, tARGET fUNDING oN pROVEN mEASURES<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHigh-quality education deserves a significant investment from our state. However, money must be spent on what works. If we do that at scale and statewide, we can create a brighter future for us all, and most importantly, our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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