I am on a mission to keep our public schools strong.
Schools are one of the most important building blocks of our neighborhoods.
We must fund them adequately. While the County does not have a direct management role in the schools, we do provide services within the schools and have committed money to all school districts within the County. I did not believe this easy answer was good for the School District or the neighborhoods. I support filling the schools with community services rather than closing them down. Specifically, I engineered the effort to have Multnomah County purchase excess space at the Portland Public School District's administration building for County use.