Recently the Oregon Legislative Assembly called for a new funding approach for regional programs for severely disabled students. The resulting resource-cost model, based on a state approved funding level by handicap and instructional delivery system or student placement, provides greater educational equity for disabled students regardless of…

The goal of a 2-year vision teacher training project is to provide the coursework instruction and student teaching opportunities necessary for Oregon certification as teacher of the visually impaired. The program was designed in response to several conditions affecting services for visually impaired students living in seven eastern Oregon…

This report contains information about Oregon public schools, programs for Oregon's youth, and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). Section 1 profiles Oregon schools and gives tables on types, sizes, expenditure per pupil, tax rates, sources of revenue, and other statistics on school districts. Section 2 profiles students, examining student…