Budget Education Funding Governor's Budget Shows K-12 Commitment John Kitzhaber s last budget as Oregon governor demonstrates a commitment to education and the first step toward a legislative debate based on facts and science, not partisan politics. The governor s 2001-03 budget is given in detail on the Department of Administrative Services Web site . These factors are explained in the governor s budget report. Basing the budget on science is something we ve needed to do for a long time. And, by setting aside money on a per-student basis for each district, we preserve the local flexibility districts need to target these resources where they re most needed.
Money is earmarked for all districts, on a per-student basis.
Districts would submit plans on how they would improve reading, e.g., by hiring more reading specialists, buying instructional material or reducing class size. Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Bunn said he wanted to keep the program flexible so that local educators could decide what was needed.