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Oregon Education Funding Committee Recommends Increasing School Spending by $2.5B to $5B
The report says Oregon trails Washington on K-12 and college outcomes, despite spending more than the national average per student.
- On Wednesday, Oregon's Quality Education Commission released a report estimating schools need nearly $2.5 billion more for 2027-29 to maintain current services, while ConsumerAffairs ranked Oregon's public education system 11th-worst nationally.
- Washington ranks fifth-best nationally, whereas Oregon continues to struggle with declining test scores and achievement gaps, with nearly seven out of 10 Washington community college students earning degrees compared to about one in three in Oregon.
- The commission recommends allocating nearly $13.8 billion to maintain current services for 2027-29 and more than $16.2 billion to meet new accountability targets, including improvements in third-grade literacy and eighth-grade math proficiency.
- Skepticism surrounding the Quality Education Model is deepening, with Sen. Janeen Sollman, co-chair of the Senate Education Committee, saying the report "will only deepen that skepticism" as lawmakers debate replacing the commission's modeling system.
- Tricia Mooney, chair of the Quality Education Commission, and union leaders call for collaborative reform, with Mooney emphasizing "more money alone doesn't do it" without addressing how schools allocate existing resources.
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Report: Oregon ranks among worst states for public education, Washington earns top marks
New ConsumerAffairs report ranks Oregon 11th-worst for public education and 4th-worst for K-12 outcomes, despite above-average spending. Washington ranks top 5. Sen. Sollman calls it a “state of emergency.”
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