John Kitzhaber: Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education.

PolitiFact Oregon:

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Does the state pick up 70 percent of the K-12 tab?

A few weeks back, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber offered his thoughts on several subjects during an address to the Oregon School Boards Association -- everything from PERS and No Child Left Behind to third-grade reading levels and his upcoming budget. Before wrapping up his speech, he said he wanted to touch on one more item: The "disconnect" between "what is bargained for at the local level and the actual fiscal condition of the state." The state, he said, has 197 school districts but nearly 350 local bargaining units and contracts. "These one- to ... >> More

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