Time: 12:30–2:00 p.m. PST

Location: Webinar

Description: The Oregon Graduation and Postsecondary Success Alliance is a partnership between practitioners and researchers working to improve high school graduation and postsecondary education completion for all Oregonians. At our 2020 annual convening, the keynote speaker will be Kali Thorne Ladd, executive director of KairosPDX, a nonprofit focused on delivering excellent, equitable education to underserved children, their families, and their communities. Following Ladd’s keynote, participants will attend one breakout session of their choice. The three breakout sessions focus on recent research on career and technical education, accelerated learning, and school discipline, respectively.

Registration Link: http://bit.ly/orgps-2020

Partnership or Research Alliance: Oregon Graduation and Postsecondary Success Alliance

Audience: In addition to Oregon Graduation and Postsecondary Success Alliance members, all education stakeholders interested in learning about how to support equitable outcomes for Oregon students are welcome to attend.

Speakers: Kali Thorne Ladd (KairosPDX) Amy Arneson, Michelle Hodara, Steve Klein, Vicki Nishioka, and Jacqueline Raphael (REL Northwest)

Report Citations: Arneson, A., Hodara, M. & Klein, S. (2020). Career and technical education in Oregon: Exploring who participates in high school and the outcomes they achieve. Portland, OR: Education Northwest, Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED607349

Hodara, M. & Pierson, A. (2018). Supporting the transition to college: Accelerated learning access, outcomes, and credit transfer in Oregon. Portland, OR: Education Northwest, Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED589159

Nishioka, V., Stevens, D., Deutschlander, D., Burke, A., Merrill, B., & Aylward, A. (2020). Are state policy reforms in Oregon associated with fewer school suspensions and expulsions? (REL 2020–036). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4584.