The owner of the apartment building near the North Portland home that served as flashpoint late last year in the gentrification and racial justice movement has sued the owners of the empty lot next to the house. Ken Vonderach’s lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that the lot is a nuisance that has been transformed into a “major homeless encampment and staging ground for people to trespass” on .
Teachers union pushes back after Portland Public Schools announces timeline for reopening
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
Posted Feb 05, 2021
Portland Public Schools announced it may begin hybrid instruction for elementary and possibly middle school students in April. Teachers union leaders are demanding the district survey families of color on its plans.The Oregonian
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One week after Portland Public Schools leaders announced plans to phase elementary and middle schoolers back into classrooms in early April, the union representing district teachers says it’s opposed because reopening schools may put Black, Indigenous and other families of color at high health risk.
The Portland Association of Teachers is demanding the district mount a comprehensive survey of those families before solidifying its plans.
PORTLAND, ORE (January 29, 2021)
Advantis Credit Union, Oregon’s sixth largest not-for- profit financial cooperative, and Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI), a nonprofit dedicated to guiding underserved youth to realize their full potential, are teaming up to support online learners. Advantis’ $20,000 grant to SEI represents the first of many funded projects that are part of its new Advantis Allies for Good community giving program, an ongoing commitment to allocating one-third of its annual community giving budget to programs supporting underrepresented and marginalized communities.
“As a co-op, we are committed to our founding principle of ‘people helping people’ and we’re reshaping our community giving to drive positive change,” said Jason Werts, Advantis President and CEO. “Our SEI grant to help students and families access critical education programs online is simply the beginning for us as we support addressing the inequality gap among Black, Brown, Indigenous, p
Online learners struggling with connectivity get a bandwidth boost through Advantis Credit Union’s $20,000 grant to self ehancement, Inc
PORTLAND, ORE (January 27, 2021) Advantis Credit Union, Oregon’s sixth largest not-for- profit financial cooperative, and Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI), a nonprofit dedicated to guiding underserved youth to realize their full potential, are teaming up to support online learners. Advantis’ $20,000 grant to SEI represents the first of many funded projects that are part of its new Advantis Allies for Good community giving program, an ongoing commitment to allocating one-third of its annual community giving budget to programs supporting underrepresented and marginalized communities.
Portland-area vaccinations will prioritize elementary teachers, educators who volunteer to teach in-person
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Portland-area vaccinations have so far been reserved for first responders and other essential workers. Teachers who volunteer for in-person instruction will be among the first of the general public to receive a first dose this week.Photo by Dave Killen/Staff
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Portland Public Schools employees who are most likely to see students face-to-face will be among the first educators to be vaccinated this week, the district announced Tuesday.
The Oregon Convention Center is expected to administer 2,000 doses per day to school district employees and early childhood workers from throughout the three-county Portland metro area starting Wednesday, prioritizing educators in four waves. There are about 40,000 eligible educators in the area.