Effort launched to get Multnomah County students to finish high school, college
Published: Thursday, November 04, 2010, 6:35 PM Updated: Thursday, November 04, 2010, 6:36 PM
Spurred by Portland State University, a new coalition of government, nonprofit, business and education leaders set out Thursday to get more Multnomah County students to graduate from high school and college.
Their plan is to track students' progress at key points from kindergarten through college graduation and career entry to collect evidence on what programs and techniques keep students on track at each stage -- and which don't.
"Student success teams" will then use that evidence to drive changes in the way schools, community groups, colleges and other youth-serving institutions do their work.
PSU President Wim Wiewel, a creator of the new "Cradle to Career" initiative, predicts it will lead to better outcomes among county students in two or three years. He said