Measure 98

Measure 98-High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act of 2016.

Author: Oregon Department of education 

Source: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5598

Key Points: This 2016 ballot initiative that provides direct funding to school districts to increase high school graduation rates.  This will be done through the following.

• Student equity and engagement:  Address equity across Oregon’s educational system so that all students may experience educational engagement, reduction in opportunity gaps, and students are confident and prepared for  their next steps to careers and college

• Planning, collaboration, evidence based practices, funding:  Support the development of collaborative district and school plans that address the improvement of teaching, learning and student outcomes, including but not limited to utilization of incentives, instructional innovation and evidence and research based best practices for career planning

Pendleton teacher competing for $100K to launch student-run food truck

By Betsy Hammond | The Oregonian/OregonLive 

Source: Link

Key Points: The idea to teach students to take responsibility and learn how to work with others and involve the community is big. This teacher is doing her best to teach students how to advocate for themselves and use their strengths for future employment.  

Relevance: With many people thinking college is the only way to go, we also need to remember to bring up trade schools and teach students its okay to not go to college. Not all jobs require a degree and trades have te potential to be a steady employment and sometimes you can even be your own boss. 

Audience: High school students, teachers, and parents. Graduation coaches and training personnel. 

Is Graffiti Art? (TedEd)

Is Graffiti Art?

New York City’s Small-Schools Revolution

Breaking up large high schools improved graduation rates

By Peter Meyer 05/12/2015

link to full article

 This article chronicles the steps taken in New York City to learn how to make small schools effective. It summarizes the studies, grants, political and administrative supports  that the reformers brought together in order to create successful small high schools.

It details the time and cooperation it took to make lasting changes that produced significant results.

This article is aimed at parents, teachers, administrators and politicans

High School Students can Earn College Credit

Bill Graves
"Senate education committee approves bill to help high school students earn college credit"
The Oregonian
February 15, 2011
URL: http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2011/02/senate_education_committee_app.html

Topic: High School Students can Earn College Credit

Summary: This article stated that the Senate education committee approved a bill that would make it easier for high school students to earn college credit. The bill requires districts to provide high school students access to courses that give them college credits at the same time they earn credits to their diploma. The bill would help some high school students earn a year or more of college credit through dual credit courses, reducing the tuition cost of their college educations by thousands of dollars. The bill directs the state Department of Education to administer a program that would provide grants to train teachers and help students pay for dual credit courses.

Intended audience: Teachers, Parents

Key point: 1. Such dual credit courses can be offered on high school or community college and university campuses. 2. The bill establishes an Accelerated College Credit Account, though it does not say how much money will go into the account, to help pay for the dual credit grant program.

Relevance: If this bill is helping students to reduce their college tuition fee, and earn credits to their diplomas, their tuition fee in high school would be increased. I don't know how they will support economically to the program.

Climate change and kids

"Making climate change real at Oakland high school" by Jill Tucker, SF Chronicle. Feb.14, 2011.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/14/BAB91HM37Q.DTL&type=education

This article is about using "cow farts", among other things, to help education school kids about the issue of climate change. The Alliance for climate education has visited 1,100 high schools to spread the message of climate change being a real problem that students can halp solve. In an Oakland high school the free production features dj's, music, videos, games and presentations, to help kids understand how global warming is impacting the planet and their lives and how they can have a hand in alleviating its effects. The article is relevant to educators, parents, students and just about anyone concerned with climate change and the environment. Given the precarious situation we seem to be regarding climate change, this article has relevancy for just about everyone on the planet. Of course, for those who doubt the science of global warming, perhaps not so much.