by Ty Davison | Feb 20, 2025 | News & Commentary
To fix what ails Oregon schools, spend a lot more money, new report suggests – oregonlive.com: One of those reports says the typical Oregon school needs to spend 33% more per student to give every child a shot at academic success. And it says the additional...
by Ty Davison | Feb 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
I take it as foundational the belief that people behave in their own perceived self-interest, and that, with limited exceptions, they are best able to determine what that self-interest is. That a person is able to act on that self-interest, again with exceptions, is...
by Ty Davison | Feb 13, 2025 | News & Commentary
Better grad rates but worse test scores befuddle lawmakers, validate reformers • Oregon Capital Chronicle: First, the good news. Oregon’s high school graduation rate ticked up to nearly 82% last year… As I’ve noted previously, this is a meaningless statistic....
by Ty Davison | Feb 10, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon ‘most frightening place to die,’ with nation’s most expansive estate tax, Republicans say. They hope to change that. – oregonlive.com: As far as dying goes, Oregon is a terrible place to do it for those who want to pass down a home, business or life’s...
by Ty Davison | Feb 9, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon’s near-worst-in-nation education outcomes prompt a reckoning on school spending – oregonlive.com: Late last month, when newly released national test scores showed Oregon elementary and middle school students ranked near the bottom of the barrel in math...
by Ty Davison | Feb 7, 2025 | News & Commentary
Dramatic Increases in School Spending Have Not Improved Outcomes for Oregon Students: Students in Oregon saw their reading and math scores decline over a decade when the state’s spending on schools rose by 80%, an analysis by Georgetown University shows. The data,...
