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Rethinking Schools May 16: “Where’s the Equity?”


Please join Rethinking Schools colleagues from the Portland metro area to explore the tension between mandates and autonomy. What agreements need to be made so that ALL children receive a quality education? What systemic reforms put equity at the center of every decision? What agreements can teachers make to ensure that ALL students read writers […]

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Election ’08 — Amanda Fritz


Amanda Fritz, candidate for City Council seat #1, has responded to the PPS Equity questionnaire. Amanda has been involved with her neighborhood public schools for 17 years. Her daughter, a senior at Wilson, will be her third child to graduate from her neighborhood schools: Markham Elementary School, Jackson Middle School, and Wilson High School.
Amanda volunteered […]

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A few facts about PK-8


Number of students in grades 6-8 in PPS: 9,866
Percent assigned to a traditional middle school (6-8): 55%
Percent assigned to a PK-8 (or some variant): 45%
Of those assigned to a traditional middle school, percent in the Cleveland, Wilson and Lincoln clusters: 57%
Percent in the Jefferson, Madison and Roosevelt clusters: 8%
Number of middle schools in the Jefferson, […]

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Student transfers and the environment


Terry Olson has a great post on his blog on the environmental impact of school transfers.
Nobody’s done a statistical survey to evaluate the number of vehicle miles traveled daily as families criss-cross the city taking their children out of their neighborhoods for school, but Terry scratches the surface by looking at the numbers of students […]

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More articles

Portland schools “did not measure up” April 16, 2008
Gates “Small Schools” Have Worst Dropout Rates in PPS April 13, 2008
The Candidates Speak on Public Schools April 13, 2008
Faubion Parents “Blindsided” by Rebuild Plans April 9, 2008
Equity Lens Needs Some Focussing April 8, 2008
Do the Math on PK-8 April 6, 2008
Oregonian Letter to the Editor April 6, 2008
Breaking News: Shake-Up at BESC April 4, 2008
Slight Redesign April 3, 2008
Upcoming Fundraisers for Jefferson, Faubion April 2, 2008

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