Links, Publications, and Resources
These links and resources provide information about budget, revenue, tax systems, and policy proposals that affect public education funding in Oregon.
The Long Journey to Adequacy, updated in October 2009, contains:
- Executive Summary
- Oregon's Simmering Education Funding Crisis
- Adequacy Defined
- Oregon's Tax System
- Revenue System Timeline (available separately online)
- The Path Forward
- Appendices
- Bibliography
Education Funding Glossary - Available online (for easy cross-referencing) and as a PDF.
Defend Oregon's Tax Fairness presentation to help explain to colleagues, family, and friends how the 2009 Legislature's revenue reforms matter, and that voting "YES" on the January 2010 ballot measure is best for Oregon:
- PDF
- PowerPoint 97-2003
- PowerPoint 2007-08
March 7, 2009 OEA State Financial Crisis Summit
- Agenda
- Biographies of Presenters
- Expected Changes to 2008-09 District Funding
- Impact of Oregon's Share of Federal Stimulus Package
- Oregon Revenue & Funding Fact Sheet
- 2009 School Day Restoration Fund Application
NEA - Education Funding
The National Education Association (NEA) tracks public education funding on the national level and as it gets distributed to states. Their dedicated section to funding includes:
- How tax deals short schools, and what you can do about it
- Oregon's share of the federal education budget
- U.S. Department of Education funding
ODE - Federal Stimulus for Public Education Info
This Oregon Department of Education (ODE) website contains federal requirements and state guidance on stimulus funding for Oregon school districts and education partners. The site also includes specific funding information for school districts by program area.
Our Oregon
A broad-based, statewide coalition representing educators, seniors, parents, business owners and people who care about, and care for, our state's citizens.
Governor's Office
Oregon Legislative Revenue Office
Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office
Oregon Department of Revenue
The DOR publishes tax forms, instructions, statistical reports and more. Their website includes extensive detailed information about budgets and taxes including details on all Oregon tax breaks.
Oregon Center for Public Policy
OCPP has more than forty publications on tax, budget, poverty and other public policy issues
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI)
The BOLI has an interesting section on its site describing that it's illegal for workers in Oregon (exempt or represented) to work their normal jobs "for free" as volunteers. It's also a Fair Labor Standards Act provision (federal): "Work not requested by suffered or permitted to be performed is work time that must be paid for by the employer." This holds for hourly employees, such as most classified workers.
Impact of Federal Funds on State Economy Compared to State Funds (PDF, 97K)
In June 2002, ECONorthwest conducted a study titled K-12 Spending and the Oregon Economy on behalf of the Oregon Education Association, the Oregon School Board Association and the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators. This letter clarifies that federal funds introduced to the state economy has a greater net impact than state-sourced funds.
2007 Study - Education Funding Impact on Oregon's Economy (PDF, 100K)
Shows the effects of various changes to Oregon's fiscal policies such as eliminating the "corporate kicker" and increasing the corporate minimum tax. This study also demonstrates how increasing public education funding and children's healthcare improves Oregon's employment rate and economic productivity. Results from the study by Richard Sims of the Sierra Institute on Applied Economics are also available as presentations in both Adobe PDF (600K) and Microsoft PowerPoint (2.56MB) formats.
