With all  this huffing and puffing about public schools,  it would be interesting to be more "results based."  While we know Oregon's  overall educational quality dropped with Measure 5, the infamous tax chopper, there  are great differences between  local  high schools in graduation rates, based on community character and school quality-- recent  on-time graduations rates range from South Eugene 91%, Elmira 90, Churchill 88, Sheldon 88, Cottage Grove 83, Junction City 83, North Eugene 78,  Thurston 75, and Springfield 65.  

We need to see what the teachers, parents and students are doing in the more successful schools and  apply those lessons, along with necessary  funding,  to help the less fortunate.  Oregon's future depends on it.