HB 3498 will Provide Stability and Excellence for Oregon's Schools.

In my most recent post on this blog I put forth a brief critique of the Minnis K-12 school funding plan. In recent days, it's been encouraging to witness the increased scrutiny this funding scheme has received in lieu of the early coverage that was both superficial and deferential. And while it's heartening to observe this flawed plan lost...

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» June 23, 2005 - 21 comments - Larry Galizio

The Minnis Plan for Schools: Not Good Enough.

This is the first post of two on stable school funding by Representative Larry Galizio. In a recent editorial (Wrap it up, June 19, 2005) suggesting a “to do” list for the 73rd Legislative Assembly, the Oregonian states that HB 3460, the cleverly-titled K-12 school funding plan from Karen Minnis, “deserves a careful, serious look…” I couldn’t agree more. As...

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» June 20, 2005 - 7 comments - Larry Galizio

Economic Optimism

Representative Larry Galizio is a first term legislator representing Tigard, King City and Bull Mountain. There is an important distinction between skepticism and pessimism and I’m concerned that too many of my fellow legislators fail to appreciate its significance. While a skeptic is inclined to question the truth of so-called “conventional wisdom” and analyzes information critically, a pessimist expects the...

» May 26, 2005 - 3 comments - Larry Galizio