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Other articles in Part 4 A brief history of public policy State agencies lead government efforts Private organizations are important players Related links State Progress Report

State "report card" says we have a long way to go toward prosperity for all The Oregon Progress Board, created in 1989 by the Legislature, evaluates how well Oregon is working toward "benchmarks," or indicators of success in reaching a number of desirable goals. In its 1999 Benchmark Performance Report, the Progress Board found that Oregon was not meeting the goal of economic well being for all Oregonians as evidenced by: the size of its middle class the size of its homeless population the percentage of low-income households spending more than 30 percent of their household income on housing the number of people employed in areas outside the Willamette Valley the high rate of school drop outs the unaffordability of child care "Despite a strong economy, poverty has not gone down," the 1999 report concluded.   Article 3 of 4 in Part 4   back to top

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