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Two weeks ago, Portland Public Schools put a list on the table: 14 schools that could close, including Maplewood, Buckman, Irvington, Sabin, James John, and Peninsula. Parents packed the board meeting so tightly they were pushing through the doors. Behind the list is a district that has lost 6,000 students since 2019, expects to lose another 6,000 by 2032, and faces a $65 million budget hole in the upcoming budget conversation.
My guest has to vote on all of it. Rashelle Chase-Miller grew up in PPS, sends her two sons there, and serves as vice chair of the school board, representing North…
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