Elizabeth Miller
Oregon Public BroadcastingElizabeth Miller is a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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The analysis from ECOnorthwest and Stand For Children suggests students in some Oregon districts get the equivalent of eight fewer weeks of school than kids in other parts of the state. -
Oregon is made up of over 200 school and education service districts, and the governor’s instructional time order won’t land the same everywhere. -
Enrollment in Oregon’s virtual schools now makes up 5% of public school enrollment in the state, yet dropout rates remain high and graduation rates remain low. -
Education bills on immigration, attendance and some emergency funding moved forward, as big school funding questions remain unanswered. -
School districts across Oregon brace themselves for budget news from Salem amidst revenue shortfalls. -
Oregon uses state tests to track what students have learned in school. But it uses another measure to learn about how students feel about school and what their experiences are like. -
Oregon’s state board of education approved a set of metrics Thursday, a key step toward holding schools more accountable for student outcomes. -
Oregon's public school enrollment continues to decline in the years after COVID-19, but it's not clear where students are going. -
The share of students proficient in math, English, and science is up for the first time since the pandemic - but passing rates remain well below pre-pandemic levels. -
Every year, school boards across Oregon — and around the country — buckle down and spend months finalizing their district budgets. -
The state agency is the latest to express concern about students’ use of personal devices at school. -
A group of Oregon legislators is exploring policies to limit the influence of potentially distracting devices.
