First off, teaching is in itself a very noble profession! However, there is not even one excuse that anyone should be surprised by this report/information. Public Education in Oregon has mostly followed in the same catastrophic failures of liberal states like Illinois and California.
A major stumbling block for Oregon public education is the awful even purpose driven lack of responsible accountability, which is a political shell game that has been so skillfully managed.  In 2008 collective bargaining representing teachers in Oregon set a national record by spending $357.00 dollars per teacher for political influence in the State of Oregon,  while the national average in other states was only $22.00 dollars per teacher in that same year. 

What Oregonians really have is a very unhealthy toxic situation on our hands. 
Thanks to Saul Hubbard for reporting this demise, because saying "It's all about or for the kids" as so often is the case is a bold faced lie!