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Portland Public Schools proposed $2B budget includes hundreds of job cuts
The superintendent of Oregon’s largest school district just unveiled her $2 billion budget for the next school year.
Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to schools with diversity programs
The decisions give a reprieve to Oregon, which, like nearly 20 other states, had refused a Trump administration demand to ...
Portland Public Schools unveils $2B budget proposal, plans major cuts to address $40M deficit
Portland Public Schools' preliminary $2.04 billion budget addresses a $40 million deficit through staff reductions and ...
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PPS Superintendent’s Proposed 2025–26 Budget Reduces 242 Positions
PPS's latest budget draft comes after months of discussion, and will cut $17 million from central services and administration ...
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Hundreds of jobs still on the chopping block in new Portland Public Schools proposed budget
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong is finally releasing her proposed budget for next school year, ...
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Six Historically Displaced Students Applied to Transfer Back Into PPS
A Portland Public Schools initiative to bring students living in outer East Portland back to schools in North and Northeast ...
'We've sacrificed deeply': Portland Publics Schools face second year of major budget cuts amid financial challenges
District officials said the 2025-26 budget marks the third straight year Portland Public Schools has faced a significant ...
Portland Public Schools proposes budget amid several million dollar budget shortfall
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong laid out district priorities Tuesday ...
Some parents and teachers want phone-free Portland schools. The district just took the first step.
A school board committee advanced a policy Tuesday that would have schools collect student phones at the start of the day and ...
Washington school district leads the way in integrating A.I. into classroom learning
While Kelso accepts A.I. in class, other districts block sites on school-issued devices. DeWeert says last fall, the district made the decision to unblock devices because they felt it was an equity ...
Readers respond: School bond will invest in city’s future
Families are moving out of Portland for better schools in the suburbs. The time is now to invest in children and families in ...
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Parents at Portland Public Schools push for bond renewal to rebuild and modernize 3 high schools
PORTLAND, Ore. — On May 20, voters in Portland will have an opportunity to pass — or reject — a school bond renewal, which, if approved, would invest around $1.83 billion in Portland Public ...