Portland Public Schools leaders say they’ll prioritize students of color amid uncertain budget forecast

PPS Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero's budget presentation on Tuesday largely hewed to the spending plan district officials drafted before the coronavirus pandemic punched a $50 million hole in their share of state tax revenues.

As Portland Public Schools grapples with potential cuts of up to $12 million in the coming academic year, district leaders say the coronavirus pandemic’s ever-evolving financial impact makes it difficult to pinpoint exactly where they’ll trim.

But Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero and a rotating cast of administrators told the school board Tuesday they’ll aim to soften the blow to schools with high concentrations of students of color and those in low-income households rather than institute cuts across the board.

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