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| |  | A crowd gathered for Pedalpalooza’s Bike Play this summer outside Buckman Elementary School, which is among the schools PPS is looking to close. (Rachel Monahan / City Cast Portland) |
| Schools Named in PPS's Closure Plan | Portland Public Schools released two school closure scenarios on Monday. One thing that’s striking: There’s not a lot of difference between the options, with 11 schools slated for closure under either proposal. The aim is to close the schools before next fall as a way of addressing shrinking enrollment. But yesterday hundreds of families, teachers, and staff showed up to protest the plan, with some even pushing their way into last night’s PPS board meeting. [Oregonian / OPB] | - 10 elementary schools to close (under either plan): Maplewood in Southwest Portland; Buckman, Creston, Marysville, and Woodmere in Southeast Portland; Irvington and Sabin in Northeast Portland; and Beach, James John, and Peninsula in North Portland. [Oregonian]
- 3 additional elementary schools closed (under alternative): Stephenson, Lewis, and Rose City Park would also close under one proposal. [OPB]
- Middle school closures: Sellwood Middle School would close under either scenario. And seven K-8’s would become elementary schools: César Chávez in North Portland; Faubion, Vernon, Beverly Cleary, and Laurelhurst in Northeast Portland; and Sunnyside and Bridger Creative Science in Southeast Portland. [OPB]
- High school closures: Both scenarios would also see the closing of the high school at the Metropolitan Learning Center, which the district tried to do this year before it was saved by school community advocacy. [Oregonian]
- Timeline: The next step is for Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong to recommend one of these scenarios to the school board in November — and then for the school board to accept or revise that recommendation in December. [Oregonian]
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| | | While recycling your leftover paint is easy with PaintCare, did you know there are steps you can take to reduce paint waste in the first place? Buy the right amount, use up what you have, and when you’re done, recycle the rest at a PaintCare drop-off site near you. | |
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| What Portland's Talking About |
| $100K Donation to Gov. Kotek from Big Pink Owner | Jeff Swickard, who made his money on Nevada auto dealerships and has been buying up downtown properties, made a $100,000 campaign donation to Gov. Tina Kotek — bringing his total contributions to Kotek to $150,000 since last year. Swickard has also made donations across the political spectrum — including $30,000 to Republican Senate Minority Leader Bruce Starr and $150,000 to the Portland Metro Chamber's political action committee. [Oregonian] | | Protesters Broke Windows and More Over Alleged White Nationalists | Protesters smashed up a Portland restaurant on Sunday, claiming that white nationalists were dining there. Clarklewis’ staff hid upstairs during the incident, the owner says. About 40 people attended a group brunch there, but the Oregonian was unable to identify who attended or reach any of them for comment. [Oregonian] | | PODCAST | Tuesday, October 6 |
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| 2 Portlanders Sued CenturyLink — and Won a Settlement | Internet provider CenturyLink promised a guaranteed rate for life — and when they increased the monthly internet charge, two Portlanders sued. Contributor Bryan M. Vance also fought the customer service tree for hours and hours and got his rate restored as well — for life. [City Cast Portland 🎧] | |
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