City Council urges lawmakers to act on public schools resolution

The City Council is urging lawmakers to make public education funding a priority. The resolution was put forth on October 26th by Councilors Avalos, Smith, Dunphy, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Kanal, KoyamaLane, Novick, Morillo, Clark, and Zimmerman. The resolution calls on the Council to declare the proposed school closures to be of considerable risk to the fiscal state of the City. It also urges Governor Tina Kotek to authorize release of Education Stability Funds to accommodate a pause in the Portland Public Schools board closure and realignment process. The resolution also calls on the Council to declare that revenue reform and increased public education spending be the top priority in the 2027 Oregon Legislative Session.

The resolution was put forth on October 26th by Councilors Avalos, Smith, Dunphy, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Kanal, KoyamaLane, Novick, Morillo, Clark, and Zimmerman. The resolution calls on the Council to declare the proposed school closures to be of considerable risk to the fiscal state of the City. It also urges Governor Tina Kotek to authorize release of Education Stability Funds to accommodate a pause in the Portland Public Schools board closure and realignment process. The resolution also calls on the Council to declare that revenue reform and increased public education spending be the top priority in the 2027 Oregon Legislative Session.

The resolution was put forth on October 26th by Councilors Avalos, Smith, Dunphy, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Kanal, KoyamaLane, Novick, Morillo, Clark, and Zimmerman. The resolution calls on the Council to declare the proposed school closures to be of considerable risk to the fiscal state of the City. It also urges Governor Tina Kotek to authorize release of Education Stability Funds to accommodate a pause in the Portland Public Schools board closure and realignment process. The resolution also calls on the Council to declare that revenue reform and increased public education spending be the top priority in the 2027 Oregon Legislative Session.

The resolution was put forth on October 26th by Councilors Avalos, Smith, Dunphy, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Kanal, KoyamaLane, Novick, Morillo, Clark, and Zimmerman. The resolution calls on the Council to declare the proposed school closures to be of considerable risk to the fiscal state of the City. It also urges Governor Tina Kotek to authorize release of Education Stability Funds to accommodate a pause in the Portland Public Schools board closure and realignment process. The resolution also calls on the Council to declare that revenue reform and increased public education spending be the top priority in the 2027 Oregon Legislative Session.