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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F">NEWS RELEASE</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F">November 30, 2017</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F">Media Contact: Tricia Yates</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">,
</span><a href="mailto:tricia.yates@state.or.us"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tricia.yates@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F">2016-17 Oregon Statewide Report Card Released<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(Salem, Ore.)</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – The 2016-17 Oregon Statewide Report Card is now available on the Oregon Department of
Education (ODE) </span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ode/schools-and-districts/reportcards/Pages/Statewide-Annual-Report-Card.aspx"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. This annual
report provides a statewide look at Oregon’s kindergarten through grade 12 education system, including key data on our students, teachers, and schools.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Education is the key to moving our state forward, and the information in this report provides a clear overview of the challenges we face and the opportunities for
excellence ahead of us,” Acting Deputy Superintendent Colt Gill said. “I hope that the data here will start conversations about how together we can continue to improve our education system for every student in the years to come.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2016-17 Statewide Report Card includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Graduation and dropout rates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Early childhood data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Attendance and chronic absenteeism data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Student demographics and information on specific student groups<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• School funding and staff information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Test results
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Charter school data and information on alternative education programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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