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The Quality Education Commission is working on the figures for Oregon Diploma including interventions and new Science and Math teachers.

If the State Schools budget grows ONLY at the same rate that State Revenue is currently predicted to grow for 2009-2011 then schools will have at least $600 million over inflation - that is adequate to allow district choice on kindergarten and move ahead on the Diploma.

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Callers made a big point of the current 10th grade numbers on state tests, but under the diloma requirements students will have until 12th grade to demonstrate they can pass the test (state or local) - the current 10th grade numbers are not indicative of what students can do at 11th and 12th grades.

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