News According to a fresh press release from Portland Public Schools, Mayor Sam Adams and former state Sen. Avel Gordly (who led the second failed effort to recall the mayor) will meet with Superintendent Carole Smith to discuss her proposed high-school redesign this evening. They won't be alone. Business and community-college leaders will also be at the public work session at 6 pm. But it is difficult ...   More

News Hundreds of students walked out of Benson Polytechnic High School this afternoon to protest the proposed high-school redesign released last night by Portland Public Schools' Superintendent Carole Smith. As WW reported last night, the long-awaited redesign would bring dramatic changes to Benson, the one school some in Portland assumed was safe from harm. As we learned last night, that's not ...   More