Starting Now
Transforming Public Education in Oregon
- Introduction
- Overview
- Transforming the Education Budget Process
- Connecting Early Childhood Education and Development to K-12
- Transforming Primary and Secondary Education
- Connecting High School to Postsecondary Education
- Transforming Post-Secondary Education
- Conclusion
- Help Transform Oregon:
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This is purposely an aggressive agenda to improve education throughout a student's educational experience from birth until earning a degree or certificate. It reflects what we know we must do to transform our education system in Oregon – and we must get started even in the face of predicted revenue shortfalls. In fact, our current fiscal realities make it even more urgent to advance this agenda now. That said, this is not intended to be accomplished all at once, it will necessarily be phased in over four to eight years within the ten-year planning and budget forecast horizon this blueprint recommends.
In this context, we can create not only the education system we need for the future, but also the pathway and reasons for the additional financial resources that will be required to support this plan. Our immediate goal will be to create stability for school operations; and to ensure access to post-secondary education. But for this plan to be fully implemented, however, we must also ensure that the additional resources and investments that will be necessary are well understood, planned for, and realized.
Working with teachers, administrators, students, parents, business leaders and other Oregonians, the Legislature can launch this plan in 2011. Once in motion, the Governor must be a leader in working with school districts, teachers, administrators, parents and students all over the state to support the development of a robust new education system for Oregon. Our future prosperity depends on it.
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These position papers are “dynamic” and will develop and expand as the ideas and strategies of Oregonians to help achieve the vision are incorporated. Please submit any ideas or comments you have to JohnKitzhaber.com/education.
