by Ty Davison | May 11, 2025 | News & Commentary
Joe Feldman, the Consultant Who Sparked an ‘Equity’ Revolution in School Grading – WSJ: A principal-turned-consultant has built a movement—and a business—on overturning how teachers have graded for generations. His alternative: “grading for equity.” Joe Feldman...
by Ty Davison | May 1, 2025 | News & Commentary
A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The bill does not remove existing standards for determining if a book is appropriate, but it adds the additional requirement that a book cannot be excluded or removed...
by Ty Davison | Apr 29, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon’s public universities are raising tuition again. How much will it cost to attend? – oregonlive.com: The average inflation-adjusted cost of undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state’s seven public universities next year will be nearly 30%...
by Ty Davison | Apr 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
States with universal or near-universal school choice programs: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. These are predominately red states, though...
by Ty Davison | Apr 12, 2025 | News & Commentary
In and around Portland, teachers are missing more school than ever. Their bosses don’t want to talk about it – oregonlive.com: For a 2025 report on teacher morale, national education news outlet Education Week surveyed what it says was a representative sample of...