By Khushboo Rathore
Oregon Journalism Project
– The New Era staff contributed to this story
As Oregon public school leaders face reductions in state funding, they turn to their biggest expense to find cuts – about 85% of their budgets go to personnel.
This time around, they have more staff to cut: Over the past five years, the number of full-time employees at the state’s 197 school districts has grown by nearly 17%, according to…