Education

Oregon Education Investment Board – establishes the Oregon Education Investment Board (OEIB) to oversee a unified public education system.

Sets $5.7 billion for funding K-12 schools - up from $5.56 billion in the Governor’s recommended budget. Helped create additional Funding for K-12 Schools which comes at a time when districts across Oregon are announcing school days cut, teacher layoffs and school closures.

Cool Schools – repairs and retrofits aging schools to help create jobs while enhancing student learning, reducing operational costs and building healthy learning environments.

Expanded College Options – allow Oregon students participation in a program that allows them to earn high school and college credits simultaneously – without having to pay tuition.

Cutting Administrative Cost through Mandate Relief – to improve efficiency at the Department of Education by eliminating a series of mandates required of the state’s public education system.

College Tuition for Foster Kids – grants waivers to current or former children in the Oregon foster care system for Oregon’s universities, community colleges and the Oregon Health Sciences University.