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Oregon school officials set low goals, angering education chief Rudy Crew

by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian

View full sizeThe Associated PressRudy Crew, Oregon's new chief education officer, called it "unacceptable" that any school district would call for stagnant or falling outcomes.

Oregon's new chief education officer, Rudy Crew, is blasting many of the state's school boards and superintendents for aiming too low on their first yearly "achievement compacts,"saying their tepid aspirations for improving student outcomes represent a failure of leadership.

An analysis by The Oregonian, based on a detailed review of compacts submitted by 25 of the state's largest districts, found that most aim to increase their third-grade reading scores, freshmen success rates, graduation rates and college-going patterns by 1 percentage point a year. Another large segment said they aim for