Received an e-mail plea from Portland Mayor Sam Adams looking for help to find business volunteers. There’s a Tribune editorial on the same subject here.
“Students behind on core graduation credits who attend summer school are more likely to graduate from high school. But budget cuts driven by the current recession will reduce summer school opportunities and risk increasing the dropout rate.
“We pledge to continue our efforts toward finding a long-term fix for education funding. Our schools, our teachers, and our students deserve it and our community desperately needs it.
“At the beginning of the year we formed an Education Cabinet, bringing leaders of school districts, non-profit organizations, public-sector professionals and private-sector partners together to design and implement real solutions. Through this effort, we have created the Summer Youth Corps, an umbrella city and county public-private effort that helps provide summer jobs, recreational activities, college visits and workplace internships for thousands of local youths.
“But, we need employers who can host a business visit for a group of students to come and learn about what you do. And we need volunteers to spend a few of their summer days accompanying youths on their career and college site visits. Call Reese Lord at 503-823-4027 for more information.
Mayor Sam Adams
1221 SW Fourth Ave
Room 220
Portland, Oregon 97204
Tags: Chair Ted Wheeler, Mayor Sam Adams, Portland education cabinet
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