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UPSET rally

Rallying for resources

Thousands of Portland-area parents and community members — including (from left) Portland School Board members Martín González and Bobbie Regan, PPS Deputy Chief Financial Officer David Wynde and board member Ruth Adkins — rallied for education funding May 11. Don Gavitte, a Grant High School teacher, was a lead organizer. [Photos courtesy of Otto Schell]

Is your child safe and responsible online?

May 24, 2012
Is your child being safe

Please share your thoughts about internet safety and students at an upcoming Parent Academy workshop:

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Celebration honors Humboldt School

May 23, 2012
Humboldt PK-8 School

Students and teachers, past and present, are invited to celebrate Humboldt School’s more than half a century of service to Northeast Portland from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Humboldt PK-8 School, 4916 N. Gantenbein Ave.

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Student-built house offers ‘skills for life’

May 22, 2012

Benson Polytechnic High School students’ new 1,542-square-foot house will be sold, but the construction skills are theirs to keep.

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Construction bond discussion gets specific

May 18, 2012

Portland Public Schools seeks input on school construction bond themes — developed by a superintendent’s advisory group — at three upcoming meetings. Community feedback will help Superintendent Carole Smith and the Portland School Board determine the timing, size and priority of a bond to update antiquated school buildings.

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Bus drivers sweep local skills competition

May 17, 2012
Mary Richhart

Portland Public Schools bus drivers took the top five spots in a recent skills competition — a demanding, day-long series of tests against drivers from across the region.

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Appeal affirms graduation rate increase

May 17, 2012

Following an appeal by Portland Public Schools, the Oregon Department of Education has raised the district's four-year graduation rate for the classes of 2010 and 2011. 

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State leader honors Atkinson, Franklin
Oregon's top education official has recognized Atkinson Elementary School and Franklin High School, calling them "shining examples" of how education can work for all students. [Read more]

This week in PPS

May 21, 2012

Updated long range facilities plan, Roosevelt High School’s transformation, a student-built house and three community meetings.

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