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* v^sa^cS?. . ': > » »1>14 * / .Tw. ,W - W # w Page A3 NOV. 12,1997 (£l|c Portlaitò <Ob«erurr Rallying Around Education Aid To Train Young People H o u sin g S e c re ta ry A n d rew C uom o M onday a n n o u n ced $700,000 in assistance to the City o f P o r tla n d , O re g o n a n d to Y o u th b u ild e rs Inc., o f P o rtlan d , to train young high school d ro p outs to build and ren o v ate low- in c o m e h o u s in g th r o u g h the Y outhbuild program . N atio n w id e, C uom o said the D epartm ent o f H ousing and U r ban D ev elo p m en t is aw ard in g $27.9 m illion this w eek to 41 o rg a n iz a tio n s in 22 sta te s and the D istrict o f C o lu m b ia under Y outhbuild High school drop-outs ages 16- 24 from low -incom e fam ilies par tic ip a te in Y ou th b u ild ‘‘T his p rogram h elp s young peo p le build good c a re e rs for them selves w hile they build good h o u sing for fam ilies in n eed ," C uom o said. "W ith the c o n s tru c tio n s k i l l s th e y le a r n in Y o u th b u ild ers, young people can support th em selv es for a life tim e .” In P o rtlan d , HUD a ssista n c e will give 32 young p e o p le o n site train in g in the c o n stru c tio n trad es, along w ith le a d e rsh ip d e velo p m en t and e d u c a tio n a l o p po rtu n ities. Fam ily D aycare C e n te r Teach For America Week, a nationwide event that called upon successful American's from a variety o f fields to spend on hour sharing thier knowledge and experience with urban and rural public school students, gains support from Rep. Loius Stokes of Ohio. (503) 240-6444 W elcom e Minority Enrollment Drops The number of minorities enter- ig U.S. medical schools dropped lis year, most drastically in states ffected by affirmative-action roll- acks. The Association of American Medi al Colleges released a study Saturday f the nation's 125 accredited medical chools that showed an 11 percent rop in blacks, American Indians, dexican-Americans, Chicanos and 'uerto Ricans applying to medical chools In addition, 6.8 percent fewer i those minority students were ac- epted for 1997 than in 1996. Some educators fear the figures how that actions of a federal court in "exas and the voters of California to end educational preferences for mi norities are echoing through the na tion Minorities are discouraged Irom applying, and administrators have become overly cautious about ad missions policies, they say. "This is an ominous sign for the medical community and our nation, which badly needs a physician work force that is both diverse and reflec tive of our society as a whole," the association's president, Jordan J. Cohen, said. He said the downturn is clearly linked to Proposition 209, with which California’s electorate ended affir mative action in state institutions, and the Hopwood federal court deci sion in Texas. Together, they ended affirmative action in four states. According to the report. 17 percent fewer minority students applied totheir state medical schools in California anil in Texas, M iss is sip p i and Louisi- ana, states covered by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that affirmative action is unconstitutional The number accepted in the four states plunged by 27 percent “The threat to affirmative action in many states is sending the signal to minority students (hat they are tin welcome," said Hector Garza, vice president for access and equity pro grams at the American Council on Education. te a c h e rs ,” said P aulus. “ I am p le a se d to see an increase in te a c h e r reco g n itio n program s, but we need to do m ore to a p p lau d teach ers. “ E v en little th in g s - like c a rd s and notes from parents or fo rm er stu d e n ts — can m ake a d iffe re n c e .” added Paulus. H u d so n h a s p re s e n te d at m ath te a c h e r c o n fe re n c e s in O reg o n and o th e r states. She is a fin a list for the P resid en tial A w ard for E x cellen ce in M ath e m a tic s T each in g . In a d d itio n , she has directed fo u r m ain stag e m usical p ro d u c tio n s at W est L inn. She jo in e d the W est Linn sta ff in 1989 a fte r teaching six y ears at B arlow High School in G resham . H udson h olds b a c h e lo r’s d e grees in math education and the a te r a rts from the U n iversity of O regon and a m a s te r's degree in teach in g from L ew is & Clark C o lleg e. She is e lig ib le for N ational T e a e h e r o f the Y ear in a p ro gram sp o n so red by the C ouncil o f C h ie f State School O fficers and S c h o la stic . Inc. She will speak at the O regon S ch o o l B oards A sso c ia tio n ’s an n u al co n v en tio n N ov. 15 at 9 : 1 5 a m. in the M arriott H otel. In January she will meet with o th e r state te a c h e rs o f the year at a c o n f e r e n c e in D a lla s , T ex as. O th er a c tiv itie s include a N AS A Space C am p w ith slate te a c h e r w in n ers and a national teach er forum next fall in W ash in g to n , D C . Transportation Available Renee' Ward CPR Certified / Licensed "Where the Little Ones Count" Support tor a career with no boundaries. West Linn teacher named teacher of the Year W est Linn High School m ath teacher N icki H udson, who c ru sade lor her vision o f w hat math education should be, today was nam ed 1998 O regon T each er of the Year. The ann o u n cem en t was m ade by S tate S c h o o ls Supt. N orm a Paulus d u rin g a surprise visit to her sch o o l. H udson, who holds d eg rees in th eater arts as w ell as m a th em atics, firm ly b e lie v e s s tu dents need to be players in their own ed u catio n . She loo k s for the "in n er m a th e m a tic ia n ” in each student. “ 1 know that if I touch th e ir souls w ith the c o n v ic tio n that math is im portant and in te re s t ing." H udson said , "th ey will becom e math a m b a ssa d o rs.” "T here is n o th in g p a ssiv e about N ic k i’s c la s s e s ,” said W est Linn Supt. R oger W oehl. "She carries that en th u siasm to her c o lle a g u e s and c o m m u nity." She believ es classro o m d is c u ssio n s sh o u ld b eg in w ith posing a problem to the s tu dents and hearing th eir ideas and their reaso n in g b efo re in troducing form al co n cep ts. "A ppro ach in g m ath in this w ay,” she said, "m y stu d e n ts begin to see the b eauty o f the grand math ideas w hile a tta c k ing the skills of nitty g ritty problem solving w ith en e rg y , co nfiden ce and d e lig h t." She was nominated for the award by the West Linn faculty. "The purpose o f this p ro gram is to draw p ublic a tte n tion to O re g o n 's o u tsta n d in g Ages 0-12 Before • After • Extended • Respite Care AFS Subsidies You have the education, the drive and the opportunity. 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