State-Of-Black-Oregon-2015

PAN AFRICAN STUDENTACHIEVEMENT IN PORTLANDPUBLIC SCHOOLSPortland Public Schools Pan African*students demonstrate roughly the sameaverage daily school attendance as theirWhite counterparts, but experience someof the greatest education disparities instudent achievement. Teacher trainingand preparedness must better equip oureducators to address the academic needsof Pan African students, ensuring thattime spent in the classroom prepares ouryouth for graduation, higher education andemployment.*Here, Pan African refers to students who are more likely to beculturally connected to Africa—either born in an African country,or their (or their parent’s) primary language is an African dialect.Percentage of Portand Students (by race)Meeting or Exceeding State BenchmarksThis table was provided by the Research & EvaluationDepartment of Portland Public Schools. The datarepresents students from the 2014-2015 school year, andtheir most recent OAKS State Assessment test status.64