The Lebanon School Board meeting last week spotlighted a contentious Oregon House bill that could cede significant financial control to the Oregon Department of Education, drawing sharp concerns from Board Chair Tom Oliver over its threat to local autonomy.
Oliver warned that HB 2009 and its companion bill, Senate Bill 141, if enacted, would allow ODE to control up to 25% of a school district’s state school fund allocation – amounting to $12.5 million for…