Did You Know….
In December 1994, Portland Public Schools entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education, under authority granted by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
PPS entered into the agreement with the OCR because the district had been found in violation of the civil rights of Limited English Proficient students.
The district failed to honor the Office for Civil Rights agreement and PPS was found in noncompliance with civil rights laws again in 1999. That pattern has repeated itself over the last 15 years.
It’s no surprise that the state cut federal funding to PPS in November 2009. Read the history of this issue at:
PPS’ Program for English Language Learners: A History of Persistent Problems
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