US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Visits

A group of Oregon educators met with US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to share candid feedback of their experience with the CLASS Project and why it is transforming the teaching profession. Read more.

State Superintendent Castillo Praises the CLASS Project

After visiting a Lebanon School District's CLASS planning meeting, Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo reflects on the collaborative work and promising results of the CLASS Project in her latest Update. Read more.

Want to know how your district spends its dollars?

Visit Open Books Project to see how your district spends its dollars. Compare districts’ financial data, assessment reports, and graduation rates using easy to understand, colorful charts. Read more.

CLASS Project: Introduction to the Teacher Incentive Fund

Seven Oregon districts are receiving federal dollars through the Teacher Incentive Fund to explore new career and compensation models. Watch the NEW video to learn more! Read more.

Chalkboard presents to SB 909 workgroup

Chalkboard presented to the SB 909 workgroup and made the case that the state should focus on quality teaching and learning. Read more.

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Michelle Morico

Oregon wants to improve its grad rates

With the recent release of the data surrounding Oregon high school graduation rates, it is clear there is work to do. Al... Read more

Merry Ann Moore

Burnout

I found the characterization of teaching shared by Charlotte Danielson during Chalkboard’s recent webinar on evaluatin... Read more

Eliz Roser

Leadership and Hope

It’s kind of a gloomy time in Oregon right now. The weather is cold, rainy, and windy. Families are facing economic ha... Read more

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Teacher Evaluations: What We’ve Learned from NCLB

T.J. Chandler is the founder of EdZapp, Oregon’s statewide online employment application, and is  now the Regional Di... Read more

Michelle Morico

Q & A- Educator Evaluation: How It Drives Student Achievement

On Wednesday, January 11, Chalkboard Project successfully held its first virtual brown bag as a part of a series of webi... Read more

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Current Educational Issues

Editorial: Reining In College Tuition

When a college education is critical in today’s economy, a national discussion on how to make public institutions more affordable is long ... Read more.

Beliefs: When Counseling and Conviction Collide — Beliefs

The case of a woman who was expelled from a graduate counseling program highlights how religious views on sexual orientation provoke controv... Read more.

After Mistake, A Mea Culpa From Vassar

Two days after 76 applicants were mistakenly told they had been accepted to Vassar College, the school’s president apologized for the conf... Read more.