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PPS Teachers Levy Funded 55 Fewer Educators in Latest Academic Year
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (326+ words) In the 2025–26 school year, Portland Public Schools’ teachers levy funded about 686 teaching positions, 55 fewer than it had in 2024–25. In a report presented to the Portland School Board on Sept. 1, members of PPS’s Community Budget Review Committee noted that the property…...
To Close Schools, Portland Public Schools Must Overcome Fierce Pushback From the Teachers Union
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1235+ words) Most of the seats in the Grant High School auditorium were empty when the Portland School Board met Sept. 1. But the first two rows of seats were blue. That color glowed from the union T-shirts worn by members of the…...
Portland School Board Approves Contract Extension for Its Superintendent
1+ week, 4+ day ago (283+ words) The Portland School Board on Tuesday night approved a contract extension for its superintendent, Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong. As WW first reported, the contract will increase Armstrong’s compensation package, largely through a retention bonus that will kick in after she completes…...
Portland’s Public School Librarians Are Getting Scrappy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (837+ words) In 2022, Paige Battle was on a mission. She had learned that Anthony Doerr would be visiting one lucky Portland Public Schools high school to discuss his recently published novel Cloud Cuckoo Land with OPB’s Think Out Loud. “When it was…...
Portland School Board Will Weigh Contract Extension for Its Superintendent That Includes A Raise
1+ week, 5+ day ago (362+ words) The Portland School Board on Tuesday night will consider a contract extension with its superintendent. If approved, Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong’s contract will come with a raise. Armstrong, who joined the district in the 2024–25 academic year, has begun her third year…...
PPS Superintendent Says District Could Close Up to 20 Schools
2+ week, 4+ day ago (272+ words) Portland Public Schools could close up to 20 schools in its consolidation process, Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong said Wednesday morning. The district, like many urban ones nationwide, has faced new pressures as enrollment is expected to decline. The district has 45 elementary…...
Latest PPS Enrollment Forecasts Indicate Trouble Is Coming for Its Upper Grades
2+ week, 6+ day ago (369+ words) Portland Public Schools enrolled about 150 more students than Portland State University anticipated it would in the 2025–26 school year. Yet an annual report from PSU’s Population Research Center continues to project long-term enrollment loss in Oregon’s largest school district. In the…...
County Commission On Track to Delay Scheduled Tax Increase for Preschool for All
3+ week, 3+ day ago (617+ words) In the waning weeks of August, Multnomah County commissioners are once again examining the tax on high earners that funds Preschool for All. At a Thursday morning meeting, the Board of Commissioners appeared poised to approve another one-year delay on…...
Our Annual Guide to Getting the Kids Back to School in Portland.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (241+ words) 1615 SW 5th Ave. 800 NW 6th Ave., St. 332 Immediately following the dismissal of participating schools and normal after school hours. 17 SE 8th Ave. All programs start after normal school hours. 6300 SW Nicol Rd. Youth Tennis Classes at Portland Tennis & Education (PT&E) 7519 N Burlington Ave....
PSU Forecasts Multnomah County Could Lose More Than 17,000 School-Aged Children in the Next Decade
3+ week, 5+ day ago (475+ words) New population forecasts by Portland State University indicate Multnomah County will lose 17,474 children between the ages of 5 and 18 in the next decade. At the same time, the forecast anticipates the county’s senior population (65 and older) will increase by 21,538 over the…...