JPR's award-winning reporter Jane Vaughan provides an update on her reporting on the status of Oregon's education. Recent research examined public spending on education across the country, compared with student test scores in reading and math.
The data shows that some states, including California and Oregon, have increased their spending over the past decade, but student test scores have decreased. Oregon’s test scores are particularly low.
Dr. Marguerite Roza is a research professor at Georgetown University and Director of the Edunomics Lab, which conducted this research. JPR’s Jane Vaughan spoke with Roza about her research, what it means, and how to increase student test scores.
