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]

PPS is interested in learning about your family’s child care needs starting this Fall. We are exploring ways to provide learning support and child care when children are being taught online. Please take a moment to complete a brief online survey. Please complete this survey by Sunday, August 9 at 9 p.m.

Following weeks of public engagement, Portland Public Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 on Tuesday to refer a proposed 2020 School Bond Renewal to voters. If approved by voters, the 2020 School Bond Renewal would maintain the current tax rate and continue investments in Portland schools, including funding for critical educational, health and safety, and school modernization priorities.

As the 2019-20 school year wound down and turned into summer, Portland Public Schools continues to keep its meal distribution running to help feed our families. For families who are unable to get to the 14 school meal sites, Amazon stepped up.

At the July 14 Board of Education meeting, Portland Public Schools released a plan that lays out a procedure for renaming its buildings and other spaces. The move to reexamine district names comes in response to the continuing unrest across the country, including in Portland, in reaction to the systematic racism brought into public focus this summer.