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3 days ago ·
Now seems like a great opportunity to remind everyone that teachers of color, who absolutely are positive role models with life experiences like their students, contribute to academic performance. That's one reason we joined with 77% of voters in June 2021 to support Portland, ME Public Schools' equity-focused budget.
4 days ago ·
Do something positive: If you're able, consider donating to the Foundation for Portland Public Schools in its campaign to close the opportunity gap. Descriptions of where your contribution will be spent are in this shared post. If you're not able to contribute financially, then please share. Thank you.Please donate today and spread the word: foundationforpps.kindful.com/?campaign=1077823- ![]()
The FPPS Addressing the Opportunity Gap Campaign is a chance for you to help root out inequities in our schools and make the Portland Public Schools work better for ALL students. ![]()
We have momentum, but we need your help. Your donation will go towards initiatives such as:![]()
- Completing Wabanaki and Africana studies curriculum![]()
- Expanding culturally responsive classroom materials, including texts written by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) authors![]()
- Professional development for staff![]()
- Mentoring and developing leadership skills for students of color to support academic growth, identity, and successful transition from middle school to high school![]()
- Recruiting, hiring, and supporting the careers of teachers of color
4 days ago ·
Now seems like a good time to remind everyone that smaller class sizes positively affect student achievement, which is why we opposed taking $1.2M from the Portland, ME Public Schools budget in 2018 and supported adding back $600K the same year. progressiveportland.org/2018-city-council-scorecard/
4 days ago ·
Now seems like a good time to remind everyone that student achievement is directly influenced by school facilities. We joined with the community in supporting rehabbing all 4 schools, because school buildings in disrepair negatively impacts student performance, and repairing 2 schools and hoping the other 2 schools would, at some future date, be repaired is inequitable. progressiveportland.org/2017-city-council-scorecard/
5 days ago ·
The week before this story, City of Portland, Maine Director of Health and Human Services Kristen Dow and Deputy Director Tina Pettengil recommended an indoor mandate be adopted immediately. ![]()
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www.pressherald.com/2021/09/07/portland-councilor-wants-workshop-to-discuss-restoring-indoor-mask...
1 week ago ·
1 week ago ·
Agreed. But the Portland Press Herald often hews to the status quo, choosing the safety of its opinion over the safety of people, in this case children, in Maine. ![]()
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www.pressherald.com/2021/09/18/letter-to-the-editor-editorial-board-too-slow-to-accept-truth-abou...![]()
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In the first paragraph of its 6/29/21 editorial, Maine’s newspaper of record asserted we must “take a moment to acknowledge the progress” at Long Creek, progress that we knew then and know now does not exist. The Portland Press Herald should call for Maine’s children’s prison to close.![]()
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Our press, Portland Press Herald included, we humbly think, should speak truth to power. It should not do the opinion page equivalent of hobnobbing with it. Qualifying an editorial about needing to close Long Creek “if” abuse is ended makes that opinion empty, and it is (present tense) complicit.
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