February 25, 2005

Oregon Court Rules Against 2-Year Colleges

By JAMILAH EVELYN

The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled against Central Oregon Community College in its battle to change the formula by which the state's two-year colleges receive state funds. The college's Board of Trustees has decided not to appeal the ruling, bringing the two-year-long legal case to a close.

In its lawsuit, filed in December 2002, Central Oregon argued that colleges that get more funds from local property taxes are unfairly penalized when state appropriations are doled

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