Over 220 positions at risk as Portland Schools draft plan proposes major staff reductions
Portland Public Schools is considering significant staff reductions as it grapples with a $40 million budget deficit for the ...
Portland Public Schools says it may need to shed up to 228 positions to close $41 million budget gap
Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong planned to unveil the first detailed look at what $41.3 million in cuts could mean for ...
Long stalled, Portland Public Schools’ plans to build a Center for Black Student Excellence face a reckoning
Five years after it was funded by the 2020 bond, the Center for Black Student Excellence still has no dedicated site, no ...
$40M deficit forces Portland Public Schools to consider deep cuts and job losses
Portland Public Schools is facing an estimated $40 million budget shortfall for the 2025-2026 school year, which will likely ...
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Portland Public Schools Says It Could Cut 230 Jobs to Meet Budget Shortfall
Portland Public Schools officials released an initial proposal Wednesday for bridging a $41 million budget deficit for the ...
Portland Public Schools faces $40M shortfall; Invites input on budget cuts
Portland Public Schools is facing a $40 million budget shortfall and administrators are asking for the community’s input on where cuts should be made.
High school construction costs in Portland are headed off the charts. Why?
At a National Alliance of Black School Educators conference in Atlanta last fall, Portland Public Schools board member Herman Greene asked a question that brought the room to a standstill. Portland ...
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Portland school board delays teacher termination vote after 8-hour hearing
Jan. 14—The Portland Public Schools Board of Education delayed a vote on the termination of a teacher after an eight-hour public hearing that stretched from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
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Portland school board delays vote on firing athletic director after 8-hour hearing
An attorney for Jemal Murph argued that the Lincoln Middle School athletic director acted in self-defense when he hit a student. The Portland school board delayed a vote on whether to fire a ...
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Preliminary Enrollment Forecasts Show Steeper Decline to Come for Portland Public Schools
In a newly released calculation, Portland State University researchers forecast that Portland Public Schools enrollment will ...
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Portland school district begins search for new finance director
Executive Director of Finance Helene DiBartolomeo, who had been in the role since August 2023, resigned in December. The executive director of finance for Portland Public Schools has resigned ...