K-12 Education Funding Package
Educating Oregon students during the pandemic has been an immense challenge over the past year. Safety measures put into place due to COVID-19 wreaked havoc on student learning and school operations. School districts were forced to move to distance learning to protect students and staff from contracting COVID-19. Schools have now reopened, many are doing a combination of both in-person and on-line instruction, as we emerge from the pandemic and start to relax some COVID-19 related restrictions.
Public school funding is always a major issue during the long Legislative session, and this year the Joint Subcommittee on Education is working on a $9.3 billion dollar funding plan for K-12 schools. This plan includes $200 million from the Education Stability Fund, which is the rainy day fund set up in 2002 to fund schools in times of crisis. The $9.3 billion package will help Oregonâs nearly 200 school districts meet the needs of students, families and t
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