PPS Equity is a new media publication focussed on equity of opportunity for all students in Portland Public Schools. Join the conversation at: http://ppsequity.org/
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- February, 2008
PPS Equity Big surpise: Oregon corporations prefer branding opportunities in our schools to actually supporting them through balanced taxation.
ppsequity.org
Equity for all students in Portland Public Schools. News, analysis, commentary and discussion.
PPS Equity Via Kenneth Libby: school board wore "Marysville" shirts with prominent Nike logos at their meeting tonight. If Nike is serious about supporting schools, they'd should take a stand for rebalancing corporate and individual taxes in Oregon, skewed against individuals and in favor of corportations for at least 20 years.
Stephanie
PPS Equity OEA's comprehensive history of school funding in Oregon: "The Long Journey to Adequacy" (PDF)
www.oregoned.org
PPS Equity Does your kids' school have insufficient fire alarms or other life safety issues? You'll have to check for yourself by wading through a comprehensive facilities report:
www.pps.k12.or.us
> Departments > Office of School Modernization > School Buildings: Conditions and Characteristics > PPS School Deficiency Listing
PPS Equity Wha....?!? ten people working on fire alarm inspections and maintenance district wide... 12 (mostly senior) people working in "Community Ivolvement and Public Affairs." We're pretty good at glossy fliers, but what about life safety?
www.wweek.com
After the blaze at Marysville School, a retired inspector sounds the alarm.
PPS Equity PAT is providing a place for Marysville teachers to post their specific needs... looks like they've got all the crayons they need...
www.patpdx.org
PAT is committed to helping students and staff recover from the fire that destroyed the school. Many Marysville teachers lost a career’s worth of educational material they’ve invested in over the years. Here is what you can do to help:
PPS Equity Kenneth Libby on what teachers want (and one more way the Oregonian misses the mark)
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Equity for all students in Portland Public Schools. News, analysis, commentary and discussion.
PPS Equity Via Doris @ the blog: "Portland Council PTA is also sponsoring a donation drop-off specifically for Marysville students at the PTA Clothing Closet out of Marshall H.S. (3905 SE 91st). Hours 8 to 4, and they’re asking esp. for newish coats, jackets, sweaters, backpacks, lunchboxes, art supplies, library books, tissues, ...construction and copy paper. They’ll take financial contributions as well."
PPS Equity PAT is also taking donations of coats and backpacks for Marysville students, at their office, 345 NE 8th Ave.
www.patpdx.org
PAT is committed to helping students and staff recover the fire that destroyed the school. Here is what you can do to help.You can donate coats and backpacks to the PAT office. We will make sure they are delivered to Marysville students.
PPS Equity District finds money, drops furlough demand in teacher contract
Portland Public Schools Drops Demand For Furlough Days | Willamette Week | Wednesday, November 11th,
blogs.wweek.com
One day after teachers from Portland Public Schools crowded a School Board meeting to protest not having a contract, the school district announced a major change in their proposal to teachers.
PPS Equity Schoolhouse Supplies has set up a special account to accept donations for the Marysville community, who lost their school to a fire yesterday.
www.schoolhousesupplies.org
Schoolhouse Supplies connects members of the community with students in over 130 schools throughout the Portland Public School district. We take private and corporate donations of all kinds - from basics like pencils and paper to books, backpacks, and folders - and put them in the hands of students.
PPS Equity Kenneth Libby charts the correlation between wealth, English language proficency, and state report cards.
ppsequity.org
Equity for all students in Portland Public Schools. News, analysis, commentary and discussion.
Sarah There was WAY too much going on today at Portland Public Schools -- and thank goodness the kids and staff from Marysville are safe -- but I hope you all saw this.
www.pps.k12.or.us
Portland Public Schools is taking significant and comprehensive steps to ensure that students’ race, income and ZIP code will not predict their success in the future, Chief Academic Officer Xavier Botana told the Portland School Board Monday.
