Budget cuts and bad blood: What happened to a program to recruit teachers of color in Oregon
More than 80 Portland Teachers Program alumni and the former director said their program is over. But Portland State University officials said it never ended. Author: Cristin Severance (KGW) Updated: 3:21 PM PST February 10, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The Portland Teachers Program (PTP) was one of the longest-running programs to recruit teachers of color in Oregon.
PTP started in the 1980s after calls from the Black community to get more educators of color in Portland Public Schools classrooms.
Longtime community activist Ron Herndon remembers the fight for equality within the education system.