RESEARCH LIBRARY
Research is in our roots. FBO believes that along with deep community engagement, thoughtful research and inclusive data are critical to understanding the disparities perpetuated by Oregon’s public education system and identifying possible solutions.
This research library catalogs the reports we’ve published throughout our history—many commissioned when we were known as Chalkboard Project. As FBO’s research practices and partnerships evolve, this library captures important learnings over time—many of which influenced significant policy and cultural shifts when they were published, though they may not necessarily reflect our positions, priorities, or perspective today.
Commissioned in partnership with the Children's Institute, this 2016 report analyzed how economic insecurity and distance intersected and contributed to education disparities in rural Oregon.
Produced in partnership with the Data Quality campaign, this 2015 report examined high school completion strategies and outcomes across nine U.S. states.
This 2015 white paper examined strategy, impact, and lessons learned from the CLASS Project, a Chalkboard Project initiative to support educators through expanded career paths, effective performance evaluations, relevant professional development, and new compensation models.
This 2015 report outlined Oregon's charter school financing mechanisms in comparison to traditional public schools.
This 2015 study assessed the economic cost at the time of the unacceptable educational disparities that exist between Oregon's Latinx, Black/African-American, and Native American students and their white peers.
This 2014 framework outlined a set of strategies, based on available best practices, to improve school leader preparation and presented an appraisal of Oregon's systems and practices at the time.
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