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We've launched our lookup tool! You can now access the annual hours and days for every district in the state. Oregon has set low expectations for time in school, and the result is extreme variation in student experience and learning time. stand.org/oregon/distric…

Sarah, our Executive Director, shared findings from our study with ECOnorthwest at today's business leader luncheon. Students across Oregon can experience up to a three-year difference in time spent in school by graduation, driven largely by low state-level minimums.

Our Executive Director, Sarah Pope, spoke with Joanna Hou about how Oregon’s already short school year keeps getting shorter. wweek.com/news/schools/2…

One of our Beat the Odds scholars making waves in the news! Watch KGW's story to see Jasmin in her community 🤗 youtube.com/watch?v=Ul8dRc…

High impact tutoring could positively impact our academic outcomes AND attendance! Tutors are consistent, trusted adults who help students feel supported and successful, making them more likely to show up.

Throwback Thursday! Back in October, our Executive Director, spoke on the City Club PDX State of Education panel. We said it now and we'll say it again: we must protect instructional days for kids.

We're coming upon 30 years of impact! In 1996, more than 300,000 people gathered to demand better for our nation's children. In Oregon, we're proud to carry that mission forward.

Wrapping up our High Impact Tutoring Symposium - this is one of the most effective ways to move student outcomes!

@456trainMama @schools_us @KevinMahnken @OregonStand The pandemic clearly fueled absenteeism, no question. But Oregon is WAY off national norms (22%). That's way too high, but holy crap, Oregon's at 150% of the national rate...

@karenvaites @KevinMahnken Oregon's chronic absenteeism rates are unacceptable. It's time the state comes up with a plan to finally tackle this issue that has plagued us for years.

Gasp. What is going on, Oregon?? "Oregon’s rate of chronic absence reached a stunning peak of 38 percent in 2022–23, only falling to 33.5 percent by 2024–25 (compared with a national average of 22 percent the same year)." By @KevinMahnken @OregonStand

Oregon has less mandatory instruction than most states, which is the crux of the coverage. Crazy-high abseneeism, tho. the74million.org/article/amid-d…

After passing the Early Lit. Success Initiative, we noticed that many OR schools didn't have enough time to fully implement their new research-aligned curriculum. Time is a foundational condition for learning. Let's secure that time for our kids.

Oregon’s short school year is a challenge on its own, but students here also miss more school than almost anywhere else. When a third of kids aren't attending regularly, learning slows down for everyone. It's time to solve this crisis.

Three fewer weeks each year adds up. Over a K-12 education, Oregon students end up with farless time in school than their peers nationwide. By graduation, they've had fewer opportunities to prepare for college, career, and life after high school.

HB 4154 passed the Oregon House yesterday with overwhelming bipartisan support. Our thanks to @rep_wise for carrying the bill and for honoring the legacy of the late Representative Hoa Nguyen by strengthening student attendance systems.

Most states require 180+ school days each year. Oregon doesn’t set a minimum, so our average ends up much lower. In many states, students spend three more weeks in the classroom than Oregon kids do. That's three more weeks for learning, and more stability for working families.

Oregon sets one of the lowest minimum instructional hour requirements in the country, and we don’t set a minimum number of school days at all. Just across the river, our neighbors follow much higher standards.

An important read: @llmiller12 breaks down our study with ECOnorthwest. The compounding effects of chronic absenteeism and our short school year are stark. We'll be discussing the results of the study today on @OPB —tune in at noon! opb.org/article/2026/0…