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MPBN Story on $175,000 New Schools Venture Fund grant to diversify teaching staff
Only about 6% of teachers in the district are non-white, while nearly half of students identify as black, indigenous or people of color. The district will use the grant to work with ed techs and
Creating a Computer Lab at Casco Bay High School
The Foundation for Portland Public Schools is thrilled to announce a grant to create a new computer lab at Casco Bay High School (CBHS). Thanks to generous support from the Gladys Brooks Foundation, CBHS will create
PPS selected by Barr Foundation to expand educator diversity in the district
Barr Foundation, TNTP (The New Teacher Project) offer funding, support to help schools address large diversity gap between students, staff In the Portland Maine public schools, 49 percent of the 6,534 students identify as people
Rising Tide Leadership Award Provides Summer Leadership Opportunities to High School Students
The Portland Public Schools and the Foundation for Portland Public Schools are thrilled to announce the winners of the 4th annual Rising Tide Leadership Awards. This year, Sophia Kapita, a student at Casco Bay High
Celebrating Portland Public Schools Teacher Innovations with Equity and Innovation Teacher Grant Awards
The Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS) has just completed its 13th annual teacher grants program cycle. Sixty-six teachers, ed techs, librarians, and others have been awarded grants totaling $51,619. These grants will benefit thousands
Supporting PPS Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)
FPPS is committed to increasing hands-on, rigorous opportunities in STEM for all Portland Public Schools students. It is critical to build interest and confidence in science early. We are working closely with PPS to support
Thank you Consigli Construction Co. for back to school supplies!
Thank you to Consigli Construction Co. for this thoughtful and generous donation! 25 new backpacks filled with school supplies like markers, colored pencils, notebooks, crayons, erasers, glue sticks, pencils, pencil cases, and child sized masks.
Step Up Award Winner: Didon Maombi Heri
Step Up Award Provides Financial Assistance to Portland High School Multilingual Student in the Make It Happen! Program The Foundation for Portland Public Schools is thrilled to announce Didon Maombi Heri as the latest Portland
Thank you Eastpoint Christian Church
We’d like to thank Eastpoint Christian Church in South Portland for their unbelievably generous donation to the Families in Crisis Fund. They donated $23,500 from their Easter offering to support PPS students and families who