JPR's award-winning reporter Jane Vaughan provides an update on her reporting on the status of Oregon's education. examined public spending on education across the country, compared with student test scores in reading and math.
The data shows that some states, including California and Oregon, have increased their spending over the past decade, but student test scores have decreased. Oregon鈥檚 test scores are particularly low.
is a research professor at Georgetown University and Director of the , which conducted this research. JPR鈥檚 Jane Vaughan spoke with Roza about her research, what it means, and how to increase student test scores.