Oregon sets new high school diploma requirements
06.20.08
Oregon students will have to pass state reading, math and writing tests, or prove they have the equivalent skills, to get a high school diploma, beginning with this fall's freshmen.
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11.24.08
Schools feel pinch from economic woes
School districts across the United States are tightening their belts in anticipation of a meager fiscal diet that could carry into 2011.
As state and local revenue declines, officials are looking for the trims least likely to harm the quality of education. Although some districts have rainy-day funds to tap, concern is growing that students, particularly those who are struggling to learn or who are homeless, are going to feel the pinch.
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This toolkit by Achieve highlights the connection between higher-lever math courses and student readiness for college, work and life. Resources include fact sheets, presentations, policy papers and brochures.