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.