Think Out Loud

Schools across Oregon are facing significant budget shortfalls. Beaverton is facing a $35 million deficit. Portland is planning to cut 45 teachers. Colleges are raising tuition. Meanwhile the Oregon House just passed a bill that would bring $2 billion dollars to K-12 funding through new business taxes. And teachers across the state are planning a walkout on May 8 to protest budget cuts. OPB’s education reporter Elizabeth Miller fills us in.