District Administration: K-12 climate literacy curriculum created [districtadministration.com]

KATU: Portland Public Schools launches climate change-focused curriculum with PGE grant [katu.com]

KOIN: PPS partners with PGE for climate change, renewable energy education [koin.com]

Portland Tribune: PGE donates $250K toward climate change curriculum development [pamplinmedia.com]

Fox 12 Oregon: Portland Public Schools creating 'first-in-the-nation' climate literacy curriculum [kptv.com]

Oregonian/ Oregon Live Portland Public Schools announces $250,000 boost for its climate curriculum [oregonlive.com]

OPB: Portland General Electric Gives PPS $250,000 For Climate Change Curriculum [opb.org]

This year’s leadership of the Bridger Equity Committee would like to invite you to participate in our first community meeting. We are hoping that Bridger community members will attend who are interested in making a commitment to come to monthly meetings and be involved in projects and events regularly this year. The meeting will be in the Bridger Library on October 2nd from 6:00 - 7:30pm Childcare and food will be provided. Spanish translation is available.

Portland Public Schools has made a commitment to racial equity and social justice stating, "We believe in the fundamental right to human dignity and that generating an equitable world requires an educational system that intentionally disrupts - and builds leaders to disrupt - systems of oppression." Community members interested in joining in on this work should come with an understanding that inequities exist and desire to improve the educational system for all children.

We have identified three areas of interest to address this year:

1. Supporting Students Who Are Falling Behind

2. Supporting Immigrants

3. Supporting LGBTQ Children and Families

If you have questions feel free to reach out to Kit Murray (first grade parent) at kit_murray@hotmail.com.

Dear PPS Community,

The Portland Public Schools Board of Education is hosting its annual budget town hall virtually, so that community members can be heard, even in the midst of social distancing made necessary by COVID-19. 

After an unprecedented pandemic prompted the closure of campuses for the final 13 weeks, the 2019-20 school year in Portland Public Schools will officially end on Wednesday, June 10. 

A public meeting of the Board of Education, acting in its capacity as the Budget Committee of Portland Public School District 1J, Multnomah County, Oregon, will take place during the regular School Board meeting on the 11th day of June at 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive any additional public comment related to the Superintendent’s budget message and Proposed Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, which was presented on May 26.

My heart breaks.

My heart breaks for the Black lives that continue to be lost to racist brutality and the failure of recognizing our shared humanity.