Is there a crisis in Oregon school finance? Before policymakers can formulate answers, assessment and definition of the problem are necessary. This paper examines the current state of Oregon school finance, including reform efforts over the last 20 years from policy and grass roots level perspectives. It then assesses the current school funding…

Examines adequacy and stability concepts found in education finance reports and Oregon reform efforts and legislation, highlighting funding for safety net districts. The concept in the governor's commission report are largely undefined, making operationalism and measurement difficult. A centralized, comprehensive database would aid future research…

This paper examines the concepts of adequacy and stability as found in educational finance and Oregon reform efforts and legislation, with particular attention to analysis of the adequacy and stability of funding for safety net districts. The first part examines definitions of adequacy and stability from the perspectives of (1) educational finance…