Lars Jensen was nearly fired for handing out flyers about potential harm to the community from lowering the "academic level" ...

ODE data shows less than 40% of third graders are reaching achievement standards in math statewide. Oregon numbers were poor pre-pandemic as well, when 46% of third graders met standards in 2019.

After a decade of educational leaders chucking standards for Oregon’s struggling schools, Gov. Tina Kotek’s proposal to inject accountability into the K-12 system seems almost revolutionary. While ...