Increased School Funding Passes Legislature, Problems Remain

Most costs are tied to payroll and go up automatically every year, often faster than taxpayer revenues' 4 percent average growth, to cover collectively-bargained cost of living adjustments, salary increases, health and retirement benefits for existing employees. High school graduation rates, classroom sizes and school-year lengths now rank among the nation's worst, while the National Education Association estimates Oregon's per-student spending has jumped from No.

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