US EditionOverhaul of Oregon's School Funding Formula, Public Education Goals Has Lawmakers at Odds
The bill aims to update Oregon's school funding by replacing a 27-year-old model, shifting research duties to the Legislative Policy and Research Office, and aligning goals with a 2024 law.
- The Joint Public Education Appropriation Committee advanced a bill on Thursday to eliminate the 27-year-old Quality Education Model, its 11-member Quality Education Commission, and the education appropriation committee, with lawmakers having one month to debate and pass it during the session beginning Feb. 2.
- The measure would rewrite the state's 'quality goals for public education' by aligning them with the 2024 education accountability law and redefine a standard school district as one where all teachers are licensed.
- Historically, the Quality Education Commission has researched best practices since 1999 targeting a 90% statewide graduation rate, but the Legislature fully funded its recommendations only once, approving $11.4 billion in 2025.
- Veteran legislators and educators warned of new burdens as Rep. Susan McLain, D-Forest Grove, said the bill 'shocked' her while the Oregon Department of Education finalizes 2024 accountability goals, creating timing gaps.
- Some lawmakers suggested implementation could reveal additional requirements and consequences not yet worked out, while Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, argued Oregon's QEM-style funding model is outdated and unique among states during the legislative session beginning Feb. 2.
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Overhaul of Oregon's school funding formula, public education goals has lawmakers at odds
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. -- There’s an ambitious effort underway at the Capitol to overhaul how the state determines funding levels for schools, but lawmakers are torn over the timing and larger questions about the goals of Oregon’s public education system. Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, and Rep. Ricki Ruiz, D-Gresham, co-chairs
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Lawmakers will have a month to debate a bill that would get rid of the state’s 27-year-old education funding model and change standards for schools receiving funding By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle There’s an ambitious effort underway at the Capitol to overhaul how the state determines funding levels for schools, but lawmakers are torn over the timing and larger questions about the goals of Oregon’s public education system. Sen. Jane…
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Overhaul of Oregon school funding formula, goals of public education has lawmakers at odds
Chiloquin Elementary School is part of the Klamath County School District in southern Oregon. Lawmakers are proposing an overhaul to the state's 27-year-old school funding model. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)There’s an ambitious effort underway at the Capitol to overhaul how the state determines funding levels for schools, but lawmakers are torn over the timing and larger questions about the goals of Oregon’s public educatio…
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