About Us
Launched in 2004, the Chalkboard Project is a non-partisan nonprofit working to unite Oregonians to make our K-12 public schools among the nation’s best. We aim to help create a more informed and engaged public that understands and addresses the tough choices and trade-offs required to build strong schools.
Chalkboard is the first initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon, a collaboration of six of Oregon’s leading foundations.
Chalkboard takes a unique approach to improving Oregon’s K-12 public schools by:
Combining independent research with the opinions of Oregonians
Designing and implementing pilot programs to test promising practices
Providing a neutral, independent voice to citizens, educational stakeholders and decision makers around educational practices and policies
Our Voices, Our Schools: Chalkboard's Education Report to the Community 2009-2010
