The Crisis of Classroom Overcrowding in One Easy Chart (Okay, Two Easy Charts)

In the past three years, the state has seen mass layoffs of teachers and other school employees, while class sizes have skyrocketed.

The data comes from a series of school district surveys compiled by the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators.

Ok, here's another chart, because it's that kind of Friday. You may have already seen it:

State tax breaks have continued to climb, even while we make deep cuts to school funding.