Date:
March 5, 2010 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s):
Carole Smith, superintendent, Portland Public Schools
Speaker(s):
Betsy Hammond, journalist, The Oregonian
With only 63 percent of students who enter Portland high schools graduating in four years - and just 35 percent of African American students on track to do so - there is little question that Portland's public high schools struggle with both achievement and equity. Following months of community discussions, Portland Public Schools superintendent Carole Smith recently proposed a high school redesign plan that she claims will narrow the achievement gap, raise graduation rates and boost declining enrollment.
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