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Study presented to Oregon House panel: short school year and high chronic absenteeism limit student progress, Echo Northwest modeling shows large NAEP gains if‑
Summary
Stand for Children Oregon and Echo Northwest told the House Committee on Education that Oregon’s shorter school year (about 165 days on average) and ~33.5% chronic absenteeism are likely reducing literacy and math outcomes; the study models large NAEP ranking gains if districts move to 180 days and halve absenteeism over time.
Stand for Children Oregon and Echo Northwest told the Oregon House Committee on Education on Feb. 25 that the state’s shorter school year and unusually high chronic absenteeism have likely contributed to lower student achievement and wide disparities by district.
Sarah Pope, executive director of Stand for Children Oregon, summarized a statewide collection of bell-to-bell schedules and calendars used to estimate student contact and instructional time. "We have 24000 third graders who are not reading at grade level in this state," Pope said, and described Oregon as delivering roughly 165 student contact days on average versus a national average of about 180 days.
The report's modeling shows that if Oregon adopted a 180‑day calendar and cut chronic absenteeism roughly in half — to pre-pandemic levels —…
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