Betsy Hammond’s Oregonian recent article,  Too Many Oregon Students Unready For Kindergarten, State Officials Lament, discusses the results of Oregon’s kindergarten readiness assessment, which was administered statewide for the first time ever this fall.  It highlights patterns found among racial groups, gender, and socio-economic status.  Megan McClelland of OSU is referenced in regards to her research about self-control and interpersonal skills as indicators of school success.  Surprisingly, the article doesn’t reference English learners, and although it laments the small number of children in Head Start Programs, it doesn’t show evidence that children in Head Start fared better on the assessment.