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		<title>Proposal to Give Superintendent Smith Increased Authority Over District Contracts</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/08/proposal-to-give-superintendent-smith-increased-authority-over-district-contracts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when the district is strapped for funds, there&#8217;s a proposal to give the superintendent increased authority over district contracts.  Under the old rules, the board had to approve contracts that exceeded $25,000 but under the new rules the board would only have to approve contracts over $150,000.  That&#8217;s quite a jump. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher Standards and Practices Commission</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/08/teacher-standards-and-practices-commission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I called Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) to check on the status of a complaint that I filed against a PPS employee months ago.  The representative that I spoke with (Paul) told me that they are still investigating complaints from 2007.  He said that they have 300 complaints waiting to be investigated.  Paul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There Goes the Neighborhood &#8211; A Visit to Clarendon</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/07/there-goes-the-neighborhood-a-visit-to-clarendon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PPS closed Clarendon Elementary School in 2006 and the building has sat empty (except for homeless people) since that time.  The building is falling apart, covered with graffiti, windows are boarded up, smells like piss and a homeless person is sleeping there.  The property is adjacent to a nice little park with an abandoned playground.  Is this what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Costs of Closed Schools</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/06/the-costs-of-closed-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following story is from the Oregonian archives: District aims wrecking ball at Whitaker History &#8211; The school board OKs borrowing $2.1 million to raze what&#8217;s become an eyesore Thursday, August 24, 2006 PAIGE PARKER Vandals inspired by Whitaker Middle School&#8217;s vacant, dimly lit hulk have made a mess out of a building already burdened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We are Marshall Video by Christina Armstrong</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/06/we-are-marshall-video-by-christina-armstrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video was made in response to Superintendent Smith&#8217;s original recommendation to close Marshall and replace the three small schools with a small focusless school.  The video was shown during a community meeting where about 200 people were in attendance.  All expressed support for a comprehensive high school on the Marshall campus.  Smith said she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look What District Made the Overachiever&#8217;s List</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/06/look-what-district-made-the-overachievers-list/</link>
		<comments>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/06/look-what-district-made-the-overachievers-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not PPS but David Douglas Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>Show Us the Money</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/show-us-the-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 13:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s not make this another year where PPS fails to use Title I money.  Last year PPS failed to use almost $3 million in Title I funds (including $180,000 in Optional parent involvement).  Ask your school principals for a spending report today! Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>Portland &#8211; A National Model???</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/portland-a-national-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 16:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How sad that Portland is being touted as a national model.  PPS must have taken their show on the road since people here aren&#8217;t buyig it.  Read and comment on the Portland Observer story. Portland&#8217;s High School Overhaul Makes Los Angeles Times Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>Does Superintendent Smith Even Read What the District Puts Out?</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/does-superintendent-smith-even-read-what-the-district-puts-out-2/</link>
		<comments>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/does-superintendent-smith-even-read-what-the-district-puts-out-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 05:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spring of 2004, the Portland School Board voted to divide lower-performing Marshall and Roosevelt high schools into small schools. Next week, the first class of students who entered those small schools as freshmen will graduate. Their high school careers have been marked by changes and transitions, and improved success in class – but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PPS is Violating the School Initiation and Closure Policy</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/pps-is-violating-the-school-initiation-and-closure-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/pps-is-violating-the-school-initiation-and-closure-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 14:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s be clear on Superintendent Smith&#8217;s high school redesign proposal.  She is recommending that 3 Marshall Campus schools close and a new school opened on the campus.  She is also recommending that Benson High School close and a new program is housed on the campus. Both recommendations are in violation of  PPS School Initiation and [...]]]></description>
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