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Enrollment data for Portland Public Schools from 1999 to 2019 [17] In the 2009–2010 school year, PPS enrolled 81.6% of the city's available school-age children. [18] Nonetheless, total school enrollment was declining, accompanying a change in Portland's demographics. As a result, the Portland Public Schools are facing increasing budget pressure.
Wells High School (originally Wilson High School) was built in 1956, after a ballot measure was passed in 1945 providing $5 million to improve Portland's school system. Population was growing explosively, so emphasis was put on economy and ease of building, instead of on architectural style as was the norm in the earlier school buildings.
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In 1968, Portland Public Schools began an experimental study environment at Couch School designated the Metropolitan Learning Center. Starting with 150 students from Couch School and other sites, the center encouraged students to create their own instructional environment—students were free to pursue subjects that interested them rather than following a strict curriculum set by teachers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and roughly 45,000 students would be back in school Monday ...
The Beverly Cleary School (BCS) is a public school in Portland, Oregon, United States. The school educates children in kindergarten through eighth-grade and is part of the Portland Public School District (PPS). Formed in 2007 as Hollyrood-Fernwood School, [1] it was renamed for children's author and Fernwood alumna Beverly Cleary in 2008. [2]
In 2011, Grant's student newspaper, The Grantonian, was replaced by the 36-page full-color monthly Grant Magazine. In its first year, the magazine won Best In Show at the Oregon Fall Press day. [13] It has also won the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown award three years in a row, from 2014 through 2016. [14]
In 1987, after five years of sitting unused, the building was reopened as a middle school. As of 2021 the school enrolls around 800 students from grades 6–8. [1] Jackson Middle School sits on the largest property in Portland Public Schools. Due to the excess space, the fields are used as an athletics hub for nearby schools.