To fix what ails Oregon schools, spend a lot more money, new report suggests – oregonlive.com:
One of those reports says the typical Oregon school needs to spend 33% more per student to give every child a shot at academic success. And it says the additional funding should be heavily weighted toward schools with higher poverty, lower median family incomes and more Black and Latino students.
Only in Oregon, where we spend $17,100 per student—higher than most other states—and rank dead last in educational achievement, would people have the gall to say, “We need more money to do what we do.”
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: What ails public education in Oregon is not lack of money.