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		<title>Engaged</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/08/engaged/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love the little treasures found in the PPS board books.  I noticed in the April 26th, 2010 board book that the district is paying outside organizations for &#8220;Community Engagement Services.&#8221;  The contracts total $1,528,000.  That&#8217;s outrageous considering that the Community Involvement and Public Affairs department has a $3,329,710 budget. I recognize that the department includes [...]]]></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>A Half Million Here, A Half Million There</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found it unbelievable that Superintendent Smith would give principals extra time off with pay this summer while at the same time asking teachers to sacrifice.  Oh yeah, there was an update this afternoon saying that principals will work harder later.  I&#8217;m sure. I calculated the cost of giving all principals 18 days off with pay.  My [...]]]></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>Events of Last Week</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/events-of-last-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 05:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news that Cynthia Harris and Reis Willbanks were put on administrative leave this week brought back memories. My honeymoon with PPS ended in 1997 thanks to John Braunger.  He was a terrible principal but PPS administration refused to do anything about it until he was caught mismanaging school funds.  I was Binnsmead Middle School&#8217;s volunteer coordinator at [...]]]></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>PPS Big Ideas (Contracts for Friends) Q &amp; A</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/pps-big-ideas-contracts-for-friends-q-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 16:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 20, 2009 PPS Big Ideas Q &#38; A offers some insight into the future.  Pull your wallets out because it will require BIG BUDGETS. Q9: Is high school redesign leading to a facilities bond for PPS? YES. However, to make any decisions about high school buildings, we must make decisions about the programs within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Careful What You Wish For&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/</link>
		<comments>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/05/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 04:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From November 2008- The Bridgespan Group, a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to improving schools, studied the efforts within PPS high schools and tracked student success. The results, although preliminary, show promise. Cleveland High School and Biz Tech High School on the Marshall Campus reported the most notable results, greatly reducing the number of freshmen failing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baker&#8217;s Dozen</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/04/bakers-dozen/</link>
		<comments>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/04/bakers-dozen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The superintendent is proposing cuts to the classrooms but she continues to add administrators at the central office.  She could easily make central office cuts without affecting students.  The following positions could be eliminated because they&#8217;re unnecessary; or they duplicate the duties and responsibilities of other positions, or the work could be absorbed by other central office staff: Advisor to the Superintendent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has PPS Central Administration Really Been Trimmed?</title>
		<link>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/04/has-pps-central-administration-really-been-trimmed/</link>
		<comments>http://cheatinginclass.com/2010/04/has-pps-central-administration-really-been-trimmed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carrie Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past fall Superintendent Smith reorganized the Central Office  and reported that 10.5 Central Office senior level and support positions had been cut resulting in $1 million savings.  Some of the so-called cuts didn&#8217;t make sense at the time.  Smith said the organization had been streamlined to reduce the layers between the superintendent and the schools.  &#8220;In the past, assistant superintendents [...]]]></description>
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