Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, September 20, 1993, Page 15D, Image 96

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Lightning storms above Eugene entertained and frightened city residents for much of
one week during the month of August
Oregonians more literate than most
PORTLAND (AP) — Oregoni
ans can read better than most
Americans, but the state still
needs to improve its school sys
tem to compete in the 21st cen
tury, according to a national
report
The Oregon Progress Board,
the state agency that issues a
report card on state schools
every two years, compared
results of a survey taken in UKJO
with figures just released by oth
er states.
Duncan YVyse. the hoard dins
tor, said the Oregon results
ranked the state at the top of the
national survey, taken in
and mleasiKl this month m Wash
ington. D C . by the U S Depart
merit of Education.
"Oregonians are far more lit
erate than the nation as a whole,”
VVyse said.
Wyse said the survey results
show that Oregon schools are
doing a better job than schools
nationally, but he noted that Ore
gonians tend to 1m- iiettor edm at
eil than the average American
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