Oregon’s state department of education officials launched a new tool Thursday that is meant to be much more transparent and user-friendly, months after a national report gave the state a failing grade for its awkward, complicated display of important school data.
However, according to a national expert, the state’s improvement effort, which has been underway for almost two years and was prompted by the findings of a federal audit, still falls far short of the best-in-class examples from other states.
