Class Of 2025: Follow Students From 1St Grade To Graduation

The music program in east Portland's David Douglas School District, where most of the students in OPB's Class of 2025 attend school, provides opportunities for students despite family income.

Most of the students in OPB's class of 2025 are at a middle school. But some are still in the same building as younger kids as Oregon's largest school district makes the move toward a middle school model.

One of the biggest barriers for kids on their journeys through school involves problems outside of school — like childhood trauma. 

Educators have largely stopped holding back students who are behind academically. For some in the Class of 2025, that means a harder transition to middle school. 

Poor attendance can have a bigger effect on students with additional risk factors than on other students, according to research into OPB's Class Of 2025. 

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. It translates as creative fun for the Class of 2025.

What should schools do when a politically charged issue like immigration scares students?

Is your mind more like a muscle that you can build? Or a machine that can only do certain things well? A new focus on mindsets is changing classrooms.

How should schools teach kids who are way ahead of the pack, like Class of 2025 students Anna and Johnathan?

States have increased their focus in recent years on disorders that can interfere with academic success, like dyslexia. Meet "Class of 2025" student Shelby as she tries to become a better reader.