Some advocates say the county proposal, as it stands, lacks a strong enforcement mechanism.

Parents and community members may look at the string of deficits at PPS and wonder how it is that PPS never seems to balance its checkbook. WW took a closer look at the numbers and reached three conclusions.

Sen. Lisa Reynolds might seem a surprising backer, given that many in Northwest Portland blame her for killing Senate Bill 1573.

Richmond Elementary School principal Stacy Eto-Tharp is on indefinite leave, Portland Public Schools announced in an email to parents last Thursday.

Portland Public Schools and its teachers union, the Portland Association of Teachers, have called on the state to tap a $1 billion education reserve fund as the district stares down a $56.3 million deficit in the upcoming year.

The Portland Public Schools Board will not re-entertain a former district fundraising model that allowed individual schools to raise money for staff through Local School Foundations, or LSFs.

Portland Public Schools will face a $56.3 million budget deficit in the upcoming 2026–27 school year. That number has grown from an earlier district forecast.

It’s no secret that Portland Public Schools has a portfolio of aging buildings. But the environmental consequences of those facilities is discussed less often.

As PPS faces a continued budget crisis, some say it's time to pause a decision to get rid of Local School Foundations.

School buildings are now often much more than learning spaces. They’re often neighborhood hubs that help families navigate everything from electricity bills to the immigration system.