News A 5-year-old Latino student in kindergarten at Buckman Elementary School recently became another statistic in the thorny debate over the disproportionate rate of expulsions and suspensions among minority students in Portland Public Schools. On Sept. 21, a kindergarten teacher at Buckman, where nearly 80 percent of students are white, accused the boy of assault, menacing, repeated incidences ...   More

News Never before have I posted the transcript of a lengthy monologue by a Portland School Board member. But David Wynde's off-the-cuff speech explaining his "no" vote Tuesday night, when the School Board approved Marshall High School's closure in a 4-3 split, warrants a full read from anyone concerned about public education. What follows is an unedited transcript of what Wynde had to say. Beth Slovic David ...   More

News The Nov. 2 ballot includes a bunch of tax measures that, if approved, could cost a typical homeowner in Portland about $35 a year more in property taxes. All the more reason to mention that on Monday, Nov. 8, Superintendent Carole Smith of Portland Public Schools will present a plan to the Portland School Board that could increase your tax bill even more—and soon. Just six days after ...   More