BY JENNIFER ANDERSON The Portland Tribune, May 28, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009 She issued an apology of sorts to the staff of Northeast Portland’s Madison High School, what some might call the Rodney Dangerfield of high schools in this city. The May 11 e-mail addressed the staff’s frustration about having a new principal placed [...]

BY JENNIFER ANDERSON The Portland Tribune, Dec. 16, 2010 When it comes to improving schools, many agree that access to rigorous classes, lots of support and modernized school buildings help – but student success really boils down to onething: strong classroom teaching.    Two years ago, the Portland School District and Portland Association of Teachers [...]

By Alan Dessoff, May 2009 We know that parental involvement in elementary schools pays off in improved achievement of students and quality of their  schools. But whether school-parent partnerships are initiated by administrators at the district level or by parents, agree that it takes commitment from district leaders as well as creative thinking and hands-on [...]