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id: bd3d5d80b6
section: schools
first_reported: 2026-11-13 16:39 PST
updated: 2026-11-13 18:46 PST
status: reported
outlets: 6
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# PPS superintendent recommends closing 10 elementary schools

Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong on Friday recommended closing 10 elementary schools over two academic years. The school board is scheduled to vote Dec. 15.

Section: [Schools](/portland/section/life.md) · Entities: [Portland Public Schools](/portland/wiki/portland-public-schools.md), [Kimberlee Armstrong](/portland/wiki/kimberlee-armstrong.md)

## Coverage

- [The Oregonian/OregonLive](https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/11/after-weeks-of-uproar-pps-superintendent-will-recommend-plan-to-close-10-schools.html), 2026-11-13 16:39 PST: After weeks of uproar, PPS superintendent will recommend plan to close 10 schools
- [KPTV FOX 12](https://www.kptv.com/2026/11/14/pps-revises-plan-close-10-schools-after-public-pushback/), 2026-11-13 17:26 PST: PPS revises plan to close 10 schools after public pushback
- [Willamette Week](https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/11/13/pps-superintendent-recommends-closing-10-elementary-schools-sparing-sellwood-middle-school/), 2026-11-13 17:28 PST: PPS Superintendent Recommends Closing 10 Elementary Schools, Sparing Sellwood Middle School
- [OPB](https://www.opb.org/article/2026/11/13/portland-public-schools-superintendent-recommends-schools-for-closure/), 2026-11-13 18:00 PST: Portland Public Schools superintendent recommends 10 schools for closure
- [KATU 2 (ABC)](https://katu.com/news/local/portland-public-schools-final-recommendation-closes-10-schools), 2026-11-13 18:12 PST: Portland Public Schools' final recommendation closes 10 schools
- [KOIN 6 (CBS)](https://www.koin.com/news/portland/portland-public-schools-updates-list-of-elementary-schools-recommended-to-close/), 2026-11-13 18:46 PST: Portland Public Schools updates list of elementary schools recommended to close

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