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Portland teacher who was sexually harassed by middle school boys settles lawsuit for $300K
Among the incidents, a group of boys surrounded the teacher, video-recorded her rear end and exclaimed she was “sexy," ...
PPS superintendent addresses budget deficit, federal scrutiny on trans athletes and DEI
PPS Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong defends position to blend classes to cut costs, despite Oregon math and reading scores ...
Portland furniture company to move into historic Pearl District building
When Marc Gaudin founded The Joinery in 1982, it was a one-person repair business operating out of a 200-square-foot shop in ...
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.
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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 ...
Portland Public Schools budget proposal eliminates 242 positions amid enrollment decline
Portland Public Schools' preliminary $2.04 billion budget addresses a $40 million deficit through staff reductions and ...
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Council-Requested Poll Shows Portlanders Overall Would Prefer Cuts to Police Over Parks and Fire
A poll commissioned by two members of the Portland City Council show that Portlanders would prefer that budget cuts be made ...
Some parents and teachers want Portland schools to be phone-free. The district just took the first step.
Portland school leaders are taking up new cellphone policies this spring that would prohibit students from having a phone on campus, from the first bell to the last. Current district policies say high ...