no tax. Tax can only be used for: • Arts and Music Teachers: Funds to hire arts  and music teachers for ... In 2011, 18% of Portland elementary schools provide  art.
Funds distributed to school districts will be used to hire certified arts or music  education teachers for elementary school students for Kindergarten through 5th  grade ... a ratio of one teacher for every 500 K-5 students at schools that serve  Portland ... that will make arts and culture experiences available to Portland  residents.
Oct 23, 2012 ... Portland's proposed arts tax would inject millions of dollars into local elementary  ... formula wouldn't provide one teacher for every elementary school. The  Portland district, for example, has 58 schools that serve elementary grades ... that  will provide stable funding for arts and music educators," Adams said.
Funds distributed to school districts will be used to hire certified arts or music  education teachers for elementary school students for Kindergarten through 5th  grade ... a ratio of one teacher for every 500 K-5 students at schools that serve  Portland ... that will make arts and culture experiences available to Portland  residents.
Feb 13, 2017 ... Prepared by the Regional Arts & Culture Council, February 2017 ... not been  sufficient to meet the aspirational goal of providing RACC's ... Thanks to the arts  tax, every elementary school in the City of Portland now as an art, music or ... In  2017, RACC will invest $1.9 million of arts tax funds to support more ...
Says an arts tax would provide "funding for certified arts and music teachers for every elementary school serving Portland residents."