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Oregon Considers Mandatory Mental Health Exams for Students

December 14, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The Oregon Legislature is considering a bill that would require middle school and high school students to undergo an annual mental health exam.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Parental Rights Tagged With: 2018 Bills, mental health screenings, Oregon

Whistleblower to Sue Oregon Department of Education

October 15, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The former CIO for the Oregon Department of Education says they suspended and moved to terminate her over her complaints about data privacy and security.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: data security, Oregon, Oregon Department of Education, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Rob Manning, student data privacy, Susie Strangfield

Oregon’s Smarter Balanced Assessment Scores Drop

September 20, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Oregon schools showed a drop in proficiency in math and ELA as last school year’s Smarter Balanced Assessment scores were released.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: ACT, Every Student Succeeds Act, Oregon, Oregon Plan, Smarter Balanced

Oregon Drops Smarter Balanced for High School

May 19, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Oregon Department of Education confirmed that they will no longer use Smarter Balanced for 11th Grade, but will continue using it in 3rd-8th Grades

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: college entrance exams, common core assessments, Oregon, Oregon Department of Education, PARCC, Smarter Balanced

(2nd Update) 2017 Legislation on Standards, Assessments, and Data Privacy

February 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Here is a list of legislation filed filed in 2017 in state houses across the nation dealing with standards, local control, assessments & data privacy.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Arizona, Common Core, common core assessments, Connecticut, data privacy, Florida, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Next Generation Science Standards, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

What Can You Do With 23 Additional Hours?

September 21, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

What can teachers do if they had an additional 23 hours with their students instead of taking a standardized test that frankly doesn’t help students?

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Jon Zagel, Newport High School, Newport News Times, Oregon, Smarter Balanced Assessments, standardized assessments

Oregon School Board Encourages Opt-Out of Smarter Balanced

June 14, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The Springfield School District school board in Oregon voted for a resolution that encourages parents to opt their children out of Smarter Balanced.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: common core assessments, Jonathan Light, Oregon, Smarter Balanced, Springfield School District

Feds Threaten to Yank $140 Million Over Oregon’s Opt-Out Bill

June 23, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. Department of Education just threatened to pull $140 million from the state of Oregon if a parental opt-out bill passes the state legislature.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Deborah Delisle, HB 2655, No Child Left Behind, Oregon, Oregon Legislature, Oregon Senate, Parental Opt-Outs, Rob Saxton, standardized testing, U.S. Department of Education

Common Core Opt-Out Filed Introduced in Oregon House

February 23, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

HB 2835 prohibits the Oregon Department of Education from requiring school districts to align instruction or assessments with Common Core State Standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Carl Wilson, HB 2835, Mark Nearman, Oregon, Oregon House, Smarter Balanced, Tim Knopp

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