Oregon schools are failing students. The state and local educational bureaucracies and teachers are responsible for the poor performance of students across the state, (“Oregon students’ academic mastery remains far below pre-pandemic levels, preliminary test scores suggest,” July 12). Continuing to blame COVID-19 just won’t cut it.
Teachers’ unions and bureaucrats have little incentive to produce better results. Give parents the right to choose a school for their children. This would introduce competition among the schools to provide a superior product.
We owe it to our children to provide an education system that produces results.
Jay Barber, Sherwood
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