Oregon House lawmakers are scheduled to vote Wednesday on a scaled back proposal to require school districts to negotiate with teachers unions over class sizes only at schools serving a concentration of low-income students. A broader version of the plan that would have required districts to give their teachers union a say on class size at all schools passed the Senate with primarily Democratic .
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An Oregon school board tabled a vote on flying Black Lives Matter, progressive pride and POW/MIA flags alongside Old Glory at its facilities and within each classroom earlier this month after a fiery meeting that saw young progressive members clash with the rest of the board.
Board member Robyn Stowers berated members who wanted to send the proposal to the Oregon School Boards Association for legal review, although they eventually prevailed. You’re creating a roadblock in a racist system that does not reaffirm our students’ diversity, she said. Black Lives Matter, our progressive pride flag, these are our students identities.
May 25 2021
Budget goes to House as senator says there are more bills to come that add to stability.
A two-year, $9.3 billion fund for state support of public schools is halfway through the Oregon Legislature.
The Senate passed the budget on a 23-6 vote Tuesday, May 25, and moved it to the House. It is more than the $9.1 billion that Gov. Kate Brown originally proposed in her budget Dec. 1, but still less than the $9.6 billion sought by the Oregon School Boards Association, which represents 197 school districts. However, a projected excess in corporate income tax collections will boost the fund.
It s slightly up from the $9 billion in the current two-year budget cycle that ends June 30.