News Gov. Ted Kulongoski's pledge today to protect Oregon school funding in the wake of the newest $377.5 million budget hole with federal money that Congress approved this month could be cold comfort to Portland Public Schools. The state's largest school district is in the unique position of already having banked on that federal money to fill a previous budget hole. Back in May, you'll recall, PPS ...   More

News Lincoln High School's principal Peyton Chapman is scrambling to raise $30,000 so the school can keep its new varsity football coach, who has already started leading practices. Mike Fanger, a former head football coach at Lewis & Clark College who came to Lincoln from La Salle Catholic College Preparatory in Milwaukie, was hired this winter. Fanger replaces the interim Lincoln football coaches, ...   More

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News All attention this week in the Portland education world may be on Katy Wagner-West, the Grant High School choral director bumped out of a job by another music teacher with more seniority. But the blood-letting at Portland Public Schools goes beyond music teachers, six of whom were let go last week. For months now district leaders have been warning the public of huge staff cuts at the district. ...   More

News In two weeks, the Portland School Board is supposed to vote on the initial plans for Superintendent Carole Smith's high-school redesign. Last night's work session on the topic didn't exactly live up to its name--but not for lack of trying on the part of a few board members. Dilafruz Williams kicked off the session by expressing worry about the possible transition Marshall High School students ...   More

News No one from the public testified this evening in front of the Portland School Board about the latest version of the high-school redesign. That's in some ways understandable. Even though the board plans to vote on the proposal on Oct. 12, Superintendent Carole Smith didn't publicly air her plan until almost mid-way through tonight's 5:30 pm meeting, meaning likely opponents of the idea to close Marshall ...   More

News Superintendent Carole Smith unveiled the broad outlines of her latest high-school redesign this evening. Unlike the previous two iterations of the plan--the one Smith first introduced in April and the one a majority of the Portland School Board supported in June--this version calls for shuttering Marshall High School in Southeast Portland entirely. Both the superintendent and the board previously ...   More

News Madison High School in Northeast Portland hosts a used book sale this Saturday and Sunday to raise money for new books to go in the school's library, which has no budget for stocking its shelves. And organizers are collecting donations to sell at the event until Thursday, Sept. 23. You can drop off donations at the main office until 4:30 pm. Book sale: Saturday, Sept. 25, 11 am to 3 pm; Sunday, ...   More

News After a three-month delay, the Portland School Board is scheduled to vote Monday on a new contract with the Portland Federation of Teachers and Classified Employees, the union that represents about 1,300 para-educators, educational assistants, school secretaries, library assistants, campus clerks, campus monitors and interpreters, among other groups. Portland Public Schools reached a tentative ...   More

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