A Legacy of Student Achievement
In
seven years, the Oregon Small Schools Initiative has made an indelible
mark on the landscape of Oregon education. Since 2004-05, the
longest-established schools have doubled the share of students meeting
math and reading benchmarks, reduced dropout rates by more than 25
percent, increased high school graduation 15 percentage points, and
increased the share of graduates enrolling at college by 10 percent.
Two recently released reports provide an overview of the Initiative
design, evolution and results.
As
of 2011, the Initiative has concluded but the outstanding work of
partnership with schools has really just begun. E3 will continue
tracking the schools' performance for an additional three years to
contribute to the growing body of national research about the small
schools model.
Read excerpts from both reports here, and see Newest Analysis, below, for links to the reports in full. |
