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As part of the program, Portland Public Schools will receive a $25,000 grant to help analyze current systems and practices and take input from the community. ....
Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Lambert, 53, of Centre Hall, passed away March 27, at Mt. Nittany Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1967 in Sawyer, MI. The daughter of Barbara G. (Smith) Stoddard, of Charleston, SC and the late Dennis L. Granke, of Sawyer, MI. Beth grew up along the shores of Lake Michigan with her brother, Brandon, until she moved to Pennsylvania after graduating high school. Whenever possible, Beth would return to Michigan to visit with her late grandparents, Ernie and Pat Granke of Sawyer, MI, and to spend time at Lake Michigan. She loved Lake Michigan and always said it was her happy place. ....
Teacher diversity remains challenge-filled priority for Portland Public Schools The school district, which has doubled the number of educators of color since 2016, is coming up with a plan based on findings of an Educators of Color study conducted with Bowdoin College. Share Portland Public Schools has doubled the number of educators of color employed in the district over the past five years, but the superintendent says much more work is needed to have the district’s workforce better mirror student demographics. “We’ve made tremendous strides,” Superintendent Xavier Botana told school board members last week, “but we have also learned a great deal along the way about the areas where we have tremendous room for growth.” ....