A bill which would have required 65% of teachers at charter schools be state certified appears to be dead.  Sponsor Sen. Vicki Walker (D-Eugene) pulled SB 621 from the Senate floor because it did not have the votes to pass.
 
Originally, the bill would have required that all teachers at charter schools be certified, instead of the current 50%. 
 
There is little correlation between teacher certification and student achievement, as most private and home schools prove year after year. 
 
There are 70 publicly funded charter schools in the state.  They operate independently and are providing a valuable education alternative for Oregon families.
 
This regulation was unnecessary, and intrusive, and I’m pleased that even in the heavily democrat Senate, the bill didn’t have the votes to pass.
 
Read more in the Oregonian or the Statesman Journal.