Oregon 52nd District State Representative Mark Johnson says there are efforts underway to try to get the current K-12 education budget figure for the 2015-17 biennium up to seven-point-five billion dollars. The Ways and Means Co-Chairs budget put the funding at seven-point-two-three-five billion, and school officials say that is not enough, especially after an Oregon Department of Education estimate of the number of students projected to take full-day kindergarten this coming year went up dramatically. Johnson, a Hood River Republican, did say Democrat co-chairs Peter Buckley and Richard Devlin updated the House GOP caucus on the budget picture, and there were some positive revenue developments that could help increase the K-12 allocation. But Johnson added he did not think it would be realistic to expect a number above seven-point-five billion dollars. Some education officials are seeking a total of eight billion dollars.