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Equity in Education Resources

Oregon school boards struggle to meet the needs of students who don’t speak English, have special needs, live in poverty or are left behind in other ways. Here are resources, reports, stories, ideas and insights to help your board with these challenges.


Benchmarking in an instant

Access a list of surveys on a variety of topics to see how you rank compared to other districts, education service districts and community colleges in Oregon.

Cognitive dissonance: A critical tool in social justice teaching

Paul C. Gorski explores our preconceptions about equity issues and the dissonance that occurs when new truths battle established beliefs.

Timeline: Oregon and U.S. Racial, Immigration and Education History

Looking Back In Order to Move Forward, a timeline of Oregon and U.S. racial, immigration and education history outlines significant events during the last 10,000 years that have brought us to where we are today in Oregon education equity.

High School Dropout Rate Resources

Help for school boards to focus precious resources on programs that do the most good - teaching reading skills at an early age, ensuring that students learn problem-solving skills, and providing alternative programs when and if they are needed - so that fewer students become dropout statistics.

Breaking barriers - NSBA Resources

Recommended resources from NSBA on boosting student achievement

Breaking barriers to close the achievement gap

Resources to help boards close the achievement gap.

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Equity in Education Publications

Educational Equity: Racial Equity 101

This online course looks at the difference between equality and equity, and why it is vital to closing the achievement gap.

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Equity in Education Related Links

Oregon Leadership Network (OLN)

Partnership among Oregon state agencies, school districts, and nonprofit nongovernmental organizations working to strengthen educational leadership to increase equitable outcomes and improve student achievement and success, so that all students will meet or exceed state standards in reading and math.