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Portland Public Schools

OurPDX shared links for 11/29

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for November 29th:

The 2009 Holiday Express begins boarding December 4 | Dave Knows: Portland
Rail fan Dave has the Holiday Express information: "Now’s your chance to ride on vintage rail cars pulled by two of Portland’s historic steam locomotives, the SP&S 700 [...]

OurPDX shared links for October 26th

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for October 26th:

Cort and Fatboy in first full interview since KUFO massacre | Oregon Media Central
From the interview…
OMC: What's the most realistic, concrete way that Portland radio could be made better? Then, what's the fantasy way, and why is that [...]

10.27.2009 See the rest →

LEP Charter School Gets Three-Year Renewal

by A. L. Venable

Yesterday morning, a Portland Public School Board subcommittee voted to extend the charter of the Leadership & Entrepreneurship Public High School (LEP) for another three years. The full school board will make it official when they vote on June 8.
Previously, the Portland Public School Board voted 6-1 to close the three-year-old charter school at the [...]

05.21.2009 See the rest →

Local Musicians and Beyond Rally to Help LEP Raise Funds

by A. L. Venable

On Sunday, May 10, Mississippi Studios will be host to a benefit show to help the Leadership & Entrepreneurship Public Charter School (LEP) clear their approximately $60,000 deficit. Musicians performing include Storm Large, Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Dimes, The Minus 5, and Linda Hornbuckle & Band. Steve Berlin, a member [...]

04.23.2009 See the rest →

Why Closing Half the City Schools Doesn’t Work

by Betsy Richter

My kids have been out of school for most of this week. If you have kids, you’re also probably cranky, stressed and less than thrilled with all of this white crap on the ground already (or else you are a freaking saint and I don’t want to know you. Or want some of [...]

12.20.2008 See the rest → 6 comments

OurPDX Shared Links

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments):
The Annual Free Sing-Along Messiah
Friday, December 9th at 8 pm at Central Lutheran Church (doors open at 7 pm.)

urbanMamas: Will they *ever* go back to school?
Depending on where you live and/or the latest forecast, perhaps not…!

Here we go again… [...]

12.17.2008 See the rest →

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by Betsy Richter

For many parents of school-age kids, that’s tomorrow. Wednesday, September 3rd. The first day of school for most students in Portland Public Schools.

I have to say that I’m with that gleefully scampering father in the old Staples commercial. Sure, it’s sad to say goodbye to summer. But my pocketbook is singing [...]

09.02.2008 See the rest → 2 comments