Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order aimed at stopping further erosion of instructional time as districts face budget pressures and achievement gaps. The order directs the Oregon Department of Education and the state board of education to prioritize policies that prevent additional reductions and requires districts that cut time to submit restoration plans. The briefing cites Oregon’s shorter school year—about 165 days versus a typical 180—and instructional-hour requirements below national averages. It also points to elevated chronic absenteeism and warns that teachers lack time to catch students up after pandemic-related disruption. While the policy is K-12-focused, it directly affects college readiness pipelines—especially in math and reading—where institutions increasingly confront remediation needs and uneven student preparedness.