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March 27, 2018 by Helen Shum

Legislators from the Joint Committee for Student Success listened to a steady drumbeat of support for Measure 98 focus areas during the first stop of their statewide tour on education, March 23 in Lane County.   Support for career and technical education programs was especially strong, with parents, students, and representatives from business and industry emphasizing the programs’ positive impact on student […]

March 26, 2018 by Helen Shum

We are just days away from the March 31 deadline to submit multi-year plans for the next round of Measure 98 funding. So many of you are doing such great work with these funds, and we want to make sure you’re all set for Year Two and beyond. A preview of the planning template is […]

February 26, 2018 by Indi Petranek-McHugh

Noah White and Nicholas Prendergast have a chicken coop they’d like to sell you and their pitch is compelling: this coop is state of the art – a fully-automatic abode for up to four feathered friends, with heat monitoring, pressure sensors and a buzzer system to feed and water them as needed. Batteries have not […]

February 21, 2018 by Indi Petranek-McHugh

From Jason Resch, CTE director, Stand for Children/CHSS We are more than halfway into CTE Month, and I have connected with multiple organizations where the success of CTE is in full view. Here are just a few examples of the amazing work going on across the state: The B.O.L.D Project (Building Opportunities Through Local Design) […]

February 20, 2018 by Indi Petranek-McHugh

The Oregon Center for High School Success (CHSS) is hiring! If you or someone you know is interested in joining our team as a Freshman Success Coach, please contact Scott Perry, CHSS director at scott@highschoolsuccess.org. Freshman Success Coach Job DescriptionIn the wake of Measure 98’s successful passage in 2016, Stand for Children, the authors and […]

February 15, 2018 by Indi Petranek-McHugh

From Scott Perry, Director of the Center for High School Success:Last month, hundreds of educators from across the country braved the cold of a Chicago winter to attend one of the nation’s preeminent symposiums on raising high school graduation rates. The University of Chicago’s Network for College Success (NCS) – which helped local educators raise […]

February 13, 2018 by Indi Petranek-McHugh

Join us on Friday, Feb 23 at Noon for a deep dive into the essential components of Measure 98 implemetation. Hosted by Parasa Chanramy, Stand for Children’s policy and advocacy manager and Bobbie Regan, former OSBA/PPS school board member, this webinar is tailored to school board members, with specific guidance on: Key Roles, Responsibilities and […]

February 8, 2018 by Indi Petranek-McHugh

When Dr. Roberto Gutierrez began his tenure as president of Klamath Community College in 2012, he recognized that many challenges facing rural areas across the country also plagued his small Oregon community – bottom-of-the-barrel graduation rates, with corresponding high rates of poverty, unemployment and crime. “I firmly believe in education as a great equalizer,” Dr. […]

February 5, 2018 by Indi Petranek-McHugh

February is Career and Technical Education Month so what better way to celebrate than to introduce our latest addition to the Stand/CHSS team – Career and Technical Education Director, Jason Resch? As a CTE student, teacher, mentor and advocate, Jason’s background in this area spans the secondary and post-secondary levels. He also has considerable experience […]