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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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. -
Since the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in the nation's K-12 schools has skyrocketed. These teens are working to get their attendance back on track. -
Republican lawmakers and several media outlets named a Portland high school student athlete this week, saying the student shouldn't be permitted to participate in girls sports because of their gender identity. -
Oregon school districts have until Dec. 31 to apply for a waiver to take advantage of the increased eligibility for the current school year. -
Attorneys claim the district violated Oregon public meetings law and cost district parents hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
School districts across the state have struggled to hire and retain superintendents in the last five years. The job has become a contentious one, as school leaders deal with the continuing impacts of the pandemic and face tensions from school boards.
