Portland Public Schools calls on lawmakers to use reserve funds to fill budget gap

PPS is facing a $50-million deficit ahead of the 2026-27 school year.
Willamette Week

PPS Superintendent’s Proposed 2025–26 Budget Reduces 242 Positions

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong proposes cutting 156.7 school-based positions from the district in 2025–26 to address a $40 million budget deficit. The latest draft of ...

Portland Public Schools may see $50 million budget cuts

Portland Public Schools (PPS), the largest school district in Oregon, has announced a proposal to implement significant ...
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PPS board split on timing of modernization contract vote

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The start-and-stop overhaul of three Portland Public Schools is scheduled for a vote Tuesday night after the district selected a Texas-based company to manage the $60.5 million ...
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Parents to PPS: ‘You’re in pickle’ over budget cuts

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Diane Brennan said a lot of her job as a paraeducator at Beaumont Middle School in Portland “is great.” But the string of Portland Public School budget cuts, where teachers are ...

Portland Public Schools eyes axing nearly 300 jobs to close $50 million budget shortfall

The proposed cuts would eliminate 288 positions at elementary, middle and high schools and at the district's central office.
OPB

Families, former Portland Public Schools employees fight cuts to language services

PPS dismantled the Language Access Services team this past spring amid millions of dollars in budget cuts. They say needed services are still provided, but some argue vulnerable families are worse off ...
Oregonian

Portland Public Schools board Zone 5: Read what the candidates have to say, in their own words

Two candidates are vying for the Portland school board seat currently held by Gary Hollands, who is stepping down after one term. Communications and marketing strategist Virginia La Forte, who is a ...