Registered Apprenticeship and secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs share the common goal of providing students with hands-on training paired with technical, classroom instruction to prepare them for living wage, in-demand careers. When these systems are aligned, they can strengthen one another through a reciprocal relationship.…

The newly created Office of Indian Education (OIE) at the Oregon Department of Education is pleased to share the new strategic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Student Success Plan. This five-year state plan will guide agency decision-making through 2020-2025. This plan provides Oregon communities with a refreshed mission that centers shared…

Youth apprenticeship programs can give students access to valuable work-based learning experiences that provide insights into how their interest can connect to education and the workforce. Although these programs are often beneficial for participants, there is little data to show the programmatic landscape and impact. There are many challenges…

State policymakers are in a unique position to enable the innovations in education necessary to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Working with 8,000 educators nationwide, the Aurora Institute identified the top 10 issues to address in state policy for transforming the K-12 education system: (1) Profile of a Graduate; (2) Innovation…

Throughout history, a disproportionate number of learners have been tracked into terminal vocational programs based on their race, income, gender and disability, leading to jobs with uncertain promise of economic growth and prosperity. While the quality of Career Technical Education (CTE) programs has significantly improved since then, many…

When the nation shut down in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, states had to figure out what education would look like for the remainder of the academic year. These abrupt changes affected not only students' ability to learn but also their access to the support system that would help prepare them for steps beyond high school. This Policy…

Competency-based pathways (CBP) have the potential to open new opportunities for students to learn and demonstrate their learning in meaningful ways that are grounded in application and relevant to their career goals. This brief argues that states can and should leverage CTE when considering how to move K-12 education toward a system marked by…

This annual report is a snapshot of Oregon's education system that includes important statewide data about the state's students, teachers and schools. The 2017-18 Statewide Report Card includes: (1) Graduation and dropout rates; (2) Early childhood data; (3) Attendance and regular attender data; (4) Student demographics and information on specific…

The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…

The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…

The 1975 annual report of the Oregon Vocational Education Program presents a narrative description and statistical information on the vocational education operations and achievements of the State in relation to the objectives contained in the State Plan. The report focuses on the following areas of activities: (1) regular programs in the areas of…

A survey of male and female secondary students and teachers in vocational agriculture attempted to determine if sex equity had been perceptually established on a competency-level attainment basis within six taxonomy areas. Subjects perceived no gender differences in competency-level attainment in most taxonomies. (CH)

Periodically, over a period of 20 years, the state of Oregon has drafted and discarded various definitions of basic education. As a result of House Bill 2132, the Oregon State Board of Education responded to the call to define by rule a basic education program to be available to all elementary and secondary students in public schools. This report…

Articulation is the relationship between educational programs which provides a smooth transition for a student moving, either horizontally or vertically, between programs. The major objectives of this conference were to: (1) identify problem areas and strategies for improving articulation among secondary and postsecondary vocational education…

Describes secondary curriculum revision to develop skills and understandings which relate to a family of occupational fields. The outcome should be preparation for the next step: on-the-job training, community college, 4-year college, etc. (JK)