"Not long ago"?  Eugene and Corvallis had nation-leading schools--before NCLB and Measure 5.

" It has been over a decade since the “No Child Left Behind” of W went into effect at the national level."

"Ballot Measure 5 was a landmark piece of direct legislation in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1990. Measure 5, an amendment to the Oregon Constitution (Article XI, Section 11), established limits on Oregon's property taxes on real estate."

Have the schools have been in the tank for the 26 years since Measure 5 or the 10 years since NCLB?  You are a little vague.