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Whiter, more affluent districts will offer more in-person time as Portland-area middle, high schools prepare to reopen oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Editorial: Despite shortcomings, Portland schools reopening plan a modest step forward oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 Facebook Share 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 Public Schools: In the latest update from the school board, it said that it has expanded in-person learning opportunities but has not yet started hybrid learning for all K-5 students as it had intended. In January, PPS chief of schools Dr. Shawn Bird spoke on the moves PPS was making to try and make hybrid learning possible. It hopes to begin the transition in April. “School administrators have been identifying the students that are eligible, and they’re reaching out to families individually, making sure that families understand this is optional and we want to make sure they feel safe,” he said. ....
Contingent on several COVID-19-related factors, Portland Public Schools is hoping to return some students to limited in-person classes within two weeks ....