Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek orders schools to maintain instructional hours: What happens now?

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek orders schools to maintain instructional hours: What happens now?

Thursday’s executive order from Gov. Tina Kotek left teachers, school board members and superintendents confused about how the sweeping prohibition on cutting instructional time would work, as the end of the school year approaches and as school districts prepare to finalize budgets for the upcoming year. Since the governor’s announcement Thursday morning, a few things have changed or been clarified:This executive order will not change the school…