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LPRO explains differences among Oregon poverty measures used for accountability and funding
Summary
Legislative Policy and Research Office analyst Monica Cox told the committee that Oregon uses multiple poverty measures—student‑level SEP (Students Experiencing Poverty) and modeled SAIPE estimates—with differing data sources, thresholds and lags; SEP counts program participation and uses up to a 200% federal poverty threshold while SAIPE is a district‑level census-based estimate at 100% FPL used in school‑fund distribution.
Monica Cox of the Legislative Policy and Research Office briefed the committee on Jan. 13 about the technical distinctions among poverty measures Oregon uses. She described the legacy FRPL (free and reduced‑price lunch) measure and direct certification, then contrasted the Students Experiencing Poverty (SEP) student‑level measure with the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) used for state school‑fund…
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