"More than anything, people just want to feel like they're respected... If people felt more respected, they might have more sympathy for the district's ongoing financial difficulties." --Cheyne Cumming, teacher and PAT organizer

"It is a civil rights violation of the worst kind in the city of Portland when based on race and zip code roughly 85% of white students have access to opportunity in rigorous college prep programs curriculum and resources compared to 27% of black students. We are a better state than this. We are a better city than this." --PPS Deputy Superintendent Charles Hopson

This week in PPS,we mourn the passing of Terry Olson.

Sheila WarrenA report from the PPS Parent Union kickoff weekend, with Sheila Warren, Stephanie Hunter, Ken Libby, Shalonda Menefee and more.

A brief audio update of the week's news and events.

This Week in PPS: an interview with Rob Ingram, director of Portland's Office of Youth Violence Prevention.

The second installment of our podcast, including this week's events and last week's news.

The first in a series of weekly podcasts on current events of interest to the PPS community. Listen, read, or syndicate to your personal audio device or phone.