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Up To 14 Schools Closing In Portland Public Schools ‘Rightsizing’ Scenarios
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
7
First seen
Oct 5, 5:18 PM PDT
updated Oct 8, 5:18 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by OPB, Willamette Week and 5 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Portland Public Schools has proposed rightsizing scenarios that could close up to 14 schools amid declining enrollment, with a school board vote scheduled for December, Ashland Daily Tidings reported. Meanwhile, hundreds of students, parents, and staff have asked the district to pause the closures, according to OPB.
Written by our system from the sources below (7), version 9, Oct 9, 5:50 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Hundreds of students, parents, staff ask Portland to pause school closures · Herald and News
- $18 million spent upgrading Portland schools that could now close · KGW
- Portland Public Schools Provides Board of Education Rightsizing Scenarios · Portland Observer
- Up to 14 Portland Schools Could Close as Enrollment Declines, With a Vote Set for December · Ashland Daily Tidings
- Hundreds of students, parents, staff ask Portland to pause school closures · OPB
- Portland Public Schools proposes closing up to 14 schools in ‘rightsizing’ plan · Portland Tribune
- Portland Public Schools Releases Two School Closure Scenarios to School Board · Willamette Week
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How It Unfolded
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