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Letter to the editor: Portland Public Schools needs council’s scrutiny

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 25, 2022

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. What is autonomy? Setting aside a mishap connected with a recent audit of Portland Public Schools finding “” and “” within its finances. Current school board Chair Emily Figdor said the council has no understanding of the school budget. Five of the were school board members – three were former chairs and one chaired the finance committee. I would note that having the experience in mediating a finance committee meeting does not make... + full article



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