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PPS Budget Calls For All-day Kindergarten, More Teachers

(Portland, OR)  --  The proposed budget for Portland Public Schools aims to restore all-day kindergarten and increase the number of teachers.  Superintendent Carole Smith presented the 579-million-dollar budget last night, saying the goals of the plan include accelerating third-grade reading, reducing exclusionary discipline, and speeding up graduation and completion.  The School Board will hold town-hall meetings on the proposed budget, one at Franklin High School on the evening of April 21st and the other at Roosevelt High School on the 27th.

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