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"More than anything, people just want to feel like they're respected... If people felt more respected, they might have more sympathy for the district's ongoing financial difficulties." --Cheyne Cumming, teacher and PAT organizer
"It is a civil rights violation of the worst kind in the city of Portland when based on race and zip code roughly 85% of white students to access to opportunity in rigorous college prep programs curriculum and resources compared to 27% of black students. We are a better state than this. We are a better city than this." --PPS Deputy Superintendent Charles Hopson
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This week in PPS, the school board and community get their first chance to really dig in to high school redesign, and the PPS Parent Union kicks off.
But first, a review of last week’s news.
On PPS Equity.org, Parent Polly Zagoney tells more of the story that [...]