PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Public Schools superintendent will present her recommended budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The proposal includes reducing hundreds of staff positions to close a $50 million budget shortfall.
Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong is expected to deliver her budget message at roughly 6:40 p.m.
Portland’s enrollment of students has been dropping since 2020. In last year’s budget cuts, the district tried to focus reductions on the PPS central office…