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The Nanny State Attack on BPA: Oregon and Beyond

The Nanny State Attack on BPA: Oregon and Beyond

kathryn hickok January 27, 2010 0

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5 hours ago

The author laments that, "the ability to explore this question is itself a privilege. Home-schooling is off the table for many working parents, single parents and those whose children have disabilities."

But what if it didn’t have to be? #schoolchoice

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Opinion | What if Some Kids Are Better Off at Home?

For parents like me, the pandemic has come with a revelation: For our children, school was torture.

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21 hours ago

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon public school students are not likely to return to their classrooms this fall, with Portland Public Schools bracing parents for at least a semester of online classes. Even if they return to campus, PPS students face a two-day-on, two-day-off schedule. The uncertainty and chaos partially explain the results of a June survey conducted by USA Today and Ipsos that reported 60% of parents are likely to continue homeschooling this fall even if schools reopen. If a large portion of the population opts out of public schools this year, what happens to all that money? Funds for Oregon schools come from a complex mix of state, local, and federal sources. On average, school districts receive about $10,500 per student from the State School Fund. The figure below shows that districts in Multnomah County spend about $8,600 per student in instruction, which accounts for about half (or less) of total public school spending. If students aren’t getting instruction from their public schools, they should get that money back to receive instruction elsewhere. Imagine what families could do with $8,600 a year to spend on educational expenses. Total expenditures per student (ADMr) Multnomah County school districts, 2019-20 budget Source: Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission Because district funding depends on how many students attend school in a district, public schools have a keen interest in maintaining or expanding public school enrollment. In written testimony to the legislature, the state’s teachers union and school employees union opposed increased […]
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A Money-Back Guarantee for Oregon Students – Cascade Policy Institute

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon public school students are not likely to return to their classrooms this fall, with Portland Public Schools bracing parents for at least a semester of online classes. Even…

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24 hours ago

"63% of parents say they would support an “emergency” or “pandemic” Education Savings Account to help families fund homeschool, online school, or tutors when it is unsafe for their children to return to school due to health reasons."

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Poll Results: What are parents thinking about education?

By Katherine Bathgate, Senior Policy Advisor at State Policy Network 2020 has been a year unlike any other in recent education history. School closures amid the coronavirus hit parents hard as they sc…

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1 day ago

"Oregon rakes in total tobacco revenues of $338 million. The Center for Disease Control recommends spending $39.3 million in Oregon to prevent tobacco use each year. The state, unfortunately, chooses to spend only $9.4 million in fiscal year 2020."

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Oregon Cigarette Tax Hike Proposal Would Invite Raft of Trouble

Higher taxes invite problems such as smuggling

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4 days ago

"Multnomah County voters in November will decide whether to tax incomes of more than $125,000 to fund free preschool for children ages 3 and 4. The board of commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to refer the measure to the ballot."

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Multnomah County voters will officially decide whether to tax high incomes to fund universal preschool

The ballot measure is a compromise between Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson’s Preschool For All campaign and a separate citizen petition.

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