Oregon class sizes: Still 4th largest in the nation
Published: Thursday, July 08, 2010, 4:41 PM Updated: Thursday, July 08, 2010, 4:43 PM
New figures just out today from the National Center for Education Statistics peg Oregon's public school class sizes as fourth-largest in the country.
Only Utah, California and Nevada packed more students per class during 2008-09, the new figures suggest.
Oregon had 19.2 students for every teacher -- 22 percent more students than the national average of 15.8 students per teacher.
And as The Oregonian reported Sunday,the state's high schools classrooms are even more crammed, with 19.9 students for every
Oregon City Service Learning Academy to add counselor, professional development with federal School Improvement Grant
By Nicole Dungca, The Oregonian
July 08, 2010, 11:43AM
School officials sought community input this year on some of the changes that must be implemented for the federal grants. The school's principal, Melanie Marrone, will be replaced with Tim Graham, who served as principal of Holcomb Elementary School during the last school year. School officials proposed extending instructional time and professional development. They will also be adding a counselor, which Graham considered a big change: "That's going to be really key in improving graduation rates." Full story »