With the interruption of in-person learning, students/staff/community missed out on over 150 performances/exhibitions, and our district-wide event with Portland Art Museum. Join us as we come together to provide a virtual space to celebrate a small sampling of student/staff in the arts

Oregon MUST mandate testing of all nursing home residents. The state’s failure to articulate even a hint of a strategy is unconscionable. The math is straightforward: Failure to Act = Lives Lost oregonlive.com/coronavirus/20…

Wow! Thank you Artslandia for always showcasing and acknowledging the incredible talent of our young people! Thanks for hosting our end of year showcase and look forward to many more of these type of events, together. Missed it? Check it: youtu.be/ySj72lfXIo4

Congrats 2020 Lincoln HS Alum! The Cardinal Times Lincoln High School FriendsofLincoln Portland Public Schools

Great example of Caring Cards values in action! Thank you to LHS alum and parent Mary Ann Walker for organizing and to all the LHS families who participated! Well done Cards! (Info on how to volunteer email [email protected] ) multco.us/multnomah-coun… Portland Public Schools

A Star Trek Redshirt in the Age of COVID-19 laughingsquid.com/star-trek-reds… via Laughing Squid

Check out my classroom on DonorsChoose! I'd love your help to bring my project to life: donorschoo.se/e/M7yt40CZQ7 NAMM Mary Luehrsen MusicProductionExpo Akai Professional GRAMMY Advocacy @GRAMMYMusicEd

I love this musical and the conversations it is inspiring. search.app.goo.gl/eh5RBxAubDs1b7…

“Children are the physical embodiment of our collective future. Their well-being...now rely on a guaranteed and robust national safety net and significant wealth redistribution. This is what it would really take to safely reopen schools.” thenation.com/article/societ…

Check this out! Music bringing folks together to help endangered birds! I bought my download! npr.org/2020/07/16/891…

I sure hope that the energy behind the protests, with the removal of federal troops, will cease to seek damage to PDX and instead make real change for BLM/Systemic racism, and BIPOC equity. cnbc.com/amp/2020/07/29…

Genya Also, if you're a jurisdiction looking to move to more/only vote by mail elections, the Oregon Secretary of State is more then happy to host observers/fact finders and policy people to let you examine our system (100% VBM since 2000, VBM optional from the 80s) and take notes.

Thank you ⁦@Super_GGuerrero⁩ and ⁦Portland Public Schools⁩ leadership for postponing in-person school. washingtonpost.com/education/2020…

EWF’s message of Love, Respect, and Joy is timeless! Earth, Wind & Fire - Let Me Talk youtu.be/4uQQm5xtMtU via YouTube Portland Public Schools The NAMM Foundation Governor Kate Brown #BlackLivesMatter

For those of you with children in high school -

David Roy LOVE!!

“Many educators confuse culturally responsive teaching with multicultural education or social justice education. There’s nothing wrong with these things, but they’re not about teaching children how to learn, which is the key.” -Zaretta Hammond Zaretta Hammond bit.ly/2MSJ3ax

$129 billion for K-12 schools passed by House early today as part of $1.9 trillion COVID package; about a quarter must be used for learning recovery. Also has $350B for state, local, territorial, and tribal governments. Background on K-12 piece here: edweek.org/policy-politic…

We need classrooms with windows, air purifiers, and large tents for outdoor classrooms. How soon can we get state/federal funds for support if we don’t have either or enough of these now? nytimes.com/interactive/20… Portland Public Schools Governor Kate Brown

We need a new voice representing us on the Clackamas Community College Board in Zone 3 (Gladstone, unincorporated Milwaukie) as the incumbent and only name on the ballot is experiencing some complex legal issues. I am asking for your vote as a write-in candidate.