Continuing a long train of financial woes, Portland Public Schools (PPS) has announced a budget shortfall of $56.3 million – higher than previously projected – for the next academic year. “We face a hard reality,” Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong told board members, as reported by Willamette Week. “The hardest thing a district does is reduce the supports it knows that students need.” As a result, PPS is looking to cut 336 full-time positions, according to the article.