Education reporter at The @Oregonian, scientist’s wife, mother of twins, resisted Twitter for as long as I could. Opinions are my own. DMs are open.
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For 10 yrs, OR has invested significantly (not surpassingly) in schools.
In the past 8 yrs, math/reading have tanked+enrollment has fallen off a cliff (pandemic+birth rate).
Is the answer more $? Maybe. But some say OR needs to fix HOW that $ is spent.
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Interesting new info at the @PPSConnect board meeting tonight via @DrKArmstrong:
Ok, well, I was wrong in a previous story where I listed Vice Chair Rashelle Chase-Miller as potentially on the fence. She's making an impassioned plea for change, saying Black+Hispanic+Multi-Lingual+special ed kids in Portland cannot wait any longer for better-resourced schools.
Impactful news out of Portland Public Schools this evening:
oregonlive.com/education/202…
At tonight's board mtg, a parade of folks lining up to testify about why @PPSConnect should not close their kids' schools. Fans of n'hood schools, small schools, focus option schools all having their say. One mom w/ a very point blank question: What will the community gain?
Dir. La Forte says she'll be a no vote, citing the timing of the ask, given budget concerns and consolidations. She says she's comfortable with the current contract. Engelsman sounds like she agrees. So we're looking at a 5-2 vote tonight, my best guess.