Kotek Order Would Ban Oregon School Districts From Cutting Student Class Time to Balance Budgets

A State With a Short School Year Wants to Stop the 'Bleeding' of Classroom Time

A new order aims to discourage districts from reducing instructional hours to fill budget gaps.

Oregon Governor blocks schools from reducing class time amidst budget crisis

Governor Tina Kotek announced an executive order blocking schools from reducing class time.

Kotek directs Oregon schools to increase classroom time; Union decries lack of input from teachers

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued an executive order on Thursday, directing schools to maintain or return to a minimum amount of class time amid budget cuts.

Kotek order blocks Oregon school districts from cutting instruction time to patch budget holes

Among other moves, Thursday's executive order would stop the Oregon Department of Education from permitting school districts to dip below minimum instructional hour requirements except in “declared emergencies.”

Oregon school districts can't shorten year to save money, Kotek orders

Oregon school districts facing budget cuts can't address them by cutting instructional time, Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered.

Governor Kotek issues executive order prohibiting school districts from reducing school days to cut costs

By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon school districts will no longer be able to shorten the school year to cut costs, avoid layoffs and plug budget holes under a new executive order from the state’s governor. Gov. Tina Kotek presented the order to the State Board of Education at its monthly