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Cutting school days to balance budgets is a risky strategy for Oregon students, a new report warns
Cutting school days to balance budgets is a risky strategy for Oregon students, a new report warns
Cutting school days to balance budgets is a risky strategy for Oregon students, a new report warns

Published on: 01/30/2026

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A student and a reading support educational assistant walk down the hallway at Scott Elementary School in Northeast Portland last June. School districts around Oregon are making tough decisions about how to balance their budget for the 2026-2027 school year; a new report says they should not cut school days from the calendar, especially because the state already has one of the nation's shortest school years.

Strapped Oregon school districts shouldn’t try to cushion the blow of upcoming budget cuts by reducing school days, a new report warns, particularly because the state already has one of the shortest public school years in the nation.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/01/cutting-school-days-to-balance-budgets-is-a-risky-strategy-for-oregon-students-a-new-report-warns.html

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