PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Portland Public Schools board unanimously voted Tuesday night to approve the purchase of a property to establish the Center for Black Student Excellence.
It’s a project five years in the making and follows community frustration over delays. Now, many hope PPS will finally turn promise into progress.
Nichole Watson, the PPS Senior Director of Family and Community Engagement said, “I woke up this morning with the biggest smile on my face, thinking about what our board room looked like, thinking about the promise that we made to community and being able to deliver on that promise.”
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