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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Oregon Ranks 35th Nationally in Return on Investment for Education Spending
Description: Is more money the answer to Oregon’s abysmal K-12 academic rankings?Â
The Heritage Foundation annually releases an Education Freedom Report Card, which ranks states according to
school choice, academic transparency, regulatory freedom, and education spending. The report assesses what each state does well, identifies where it can improve, and suggests how local leaders can better address education issues.Â
Oregon ranks at or near the bottom of all states in each category, including 51st overall and 35th in return on investment for education spending. Oregon students’ National Association of Education Progress (NAEP) scores rank 42nd in the...