The plan to bring sophomores, juniors and seniors into school for 4-4½ hours a week is inequitable, Back to School Portland members say.
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Some Portland high school parents disappointed with proposal to add 4 hours of in-person learning
The superintendent is expected to present the plans for adding in-person time for 10th- through 12th-grade students at a school board meeting Tuesday.
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Portland Schools’ response to harassment, bias allegations is strong, experts say
The use of a third-party arbiter to address student complaints and giving students more voice in the culture and climate at their schools are two vital components of the district’s plan, they say.
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Public can weigh in on school-police policies
PORTLAND — The Portland school district is still months away from unveiling policies on how school officials and law enforcement will interact in the absence of school resource officers. The district has 13 policies now that outline the relationship between schools and the Portland Police Department regarding bomb threats, drug and alcohol use, firearms or […]
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Students get lesson in facing fears with Reiche teachers’ polar dip
More than a dozen teachers and supporters ran into the frigid water off East End Beach Sunday and raised money for 400 books about perseverance and overcoming obstacles.
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Portland school board wants teachers to address LGBTQ injustices
Board members, spurred by a string of hate mail in the area, are working on a resolution to encourage age-appropriate conversations about the incidents and the display of pride images in schools.
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Portland school goes remote after COVID outbreak
PORTLAND — East End Community School Eighty switched to fully remote learning for this week after five people in three households tested positive for COVID-19. The cases over the last week resulted in 80 people being required to quarantine. “Due to the number of contacts and staff quarantining, EECS will be closed to in-person instruction […]
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East End school goes remote in response to COVID-19 cases
Five coronavirus cases have been detected at the school on Munjoy Hill in Portland, officials said Sunday.
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School board agrees to offer hazard pay during pandemic
About 100 Portland Public Schools employees would see their pay rate bumped up to $18 per hour.
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New stimulus package could save schools’ child care programs
The after-school and remote day programs will be in place through January while the Portland school district awaits word on its share of new federal funding.