Source Note: “No Child Left Behind changes Oregon education”

March 13, 2009 in Research Project

Title: “No Child Left Behind changes Oregon education”

Summary: Students at high-scoring Oregon elementary school arrive for their first day of school.

Topic: Should the Obama Administration reform the No Child Left Behind Act?

Category: Journalistic; Image of Classroom

Publication Information: The Oregonian, 8/30/08

Author: Stephanie Yao, photographer

Location: OregonLive.com 

Accessed: March 12, 2009

Support:

• (Focus) Beaver Acres Elementary School, Beaverton, OR: Beaver Acres is one of the few Oregon schools that has consistently met proficiency goals under No Child Left Behind. As of 2008-2009, 835 students are enrolled at Beaver Acres.
• Accompanying article of same title and date, by Betsy Hammond: 70 out of Oregon’s 1200 schools have failed to make adequate yearly progress and have undergone restructuring under NCLB.

Audience and Agenda: The Oregonian is the largest newspaper of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the second largest newspaper in the Pacific Northwest behind the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, with a circulation of 384,729. OregonLive.com is the official online portal of The Oregonian, and recieves approximately 1.2 million visits a month according to its Quantcast Audience Profile.

Usefulness: The contrast between image and article illustrates the disparity between haves and have-nots across America’s education spectrum. Underfunded schools, especially in rural areas, continue to perform poorly due to a lack of support assets, while larger, better-funded urban and suburban schools readily embrace the guidelines of NCLB.

Works cited: 

“Beaverton School District – Home > Schools > Beaver Acres > Detailed Snapshot,” http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/schools/beaver-acres/detailed-snapshot/

“No Child Left Behind changes Oregon education – OregonLive.com,” http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/no_child_left_behind_changes_o.html

“Top 100 Newspapers in the United States,” http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0004420.html

“oregonlive.com – Quantcast Audience Profile,” http://www.quantcast.com/oregonlive.com

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