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•• • . A * ' ■>£ 2- . Í r*«?C . I ? V ? s ' 2 ’ *.cl^ J U L Y 1 5 ,1 9 9 8 Page A2 (The |3ortLattò <íWrscronnr National Urban League Grades President s Initiative on Race public consciousness, but the topics chosen and form ats used have se vere lim itations w hen it com es to addressing the serious issues before the nation. The exchanges on air seldom illum inate or prom ote the fuller understanding th at’s required to m ove the ball forward. President C linton should use his bully pulpit and convening pow er w ith greater frequency and focus. ♦To the President’s considerable credit, he has engaged federal agen cies in figuring out how to ratchet up theirefforts. T helnitiativedeserved good m arks for stepping up overall civil rights enforcem ent, targeting housing discrim ination for particu lar attention and increasing aid to minority businesses. the kinds o f im pacts that w ere rea The final shortcom ing that drags sonably expected by this point in the Initiative’s grade dow n in our time. H ence our grade o f C. W e judgm ent is its failure to address hope this m ark will clim b dram ati som e o f the toughest problem s o f cally in the second year, assum ing race that still face our society. A1 the Initiative is extended. G iven the though the televised advisory board param ount im portance o f im proving held a meeting w here they discussed race relations, as w ell as the prom is race, crim e and the adm inistration ing foundation that has been laid, we o f justice, the escalating problem o f urge the President to press forw ard p olice m isco n d u ct w as not ad for another year. W e give the im pact equately addressed. This violation thus far a grade o f C for the follow ing physical abuse, harassm ent or racial reasons: profiling-is w idespread in minority ♦The Initiative on Race has flown com m unities. Y et the President and solo m ore than it should have and the Initiative have paid scant atten could have. M any organizations, such tion to the problem , m uch less pro as the N ational Urban League and our posed solutions. collaborators in the National Voices H aving launched the Initiative in Coalition-have been involved only Race, President Clinton should stay peripherally despite frequent offers the course. In the vear ahead, we ofassistance. This has severely stunted urge him to devote m ore personal the reach, staying pow er and impact attention to the Initiative, sharpen o f the Initiative in com m unities. its focus, tackle the really tough W e’ve been consulted on occasion, issues and consum e m ore political but seldom called upon to help in any capital on b eh a lf o f this cause. It he m eaningful or sustained way. does so, both higher grades and a ♦ President C linton’s tw o televised lasting legacy are w ell w ithin reach. town m eetings have helped raise the B y L awrence J. D ark , P resident & CEO, U rban L eacge of P ortland O n the eve o f the first anniver sary o f President Bill C lin to n ’s Im- ' tiative on race, the N ational Urban League has issued its ow n report | card on the effort. A ccording to i League President H ugh B. Price. | the Initiative deserves a grade o f “B +” for G ood Intentions, but thus | far, only “C” for impact. The N ational U rban L eague sa- I lutes Mr. Clinton and his A dm inis tration for their L eadership on many related fronts that have im proved the w ell-being o f A frican Am eri- ! cans. The P resident deserves an “A ” for the perform ance o f the I economy. T he sustained recovery has begun reaching into cities and urban neighborhoods, and has re duced unem ploym ent am ong our people. W elfare reform has helped propel poor people into the w orld o f work, although the ju ry is still out on the fate o f form er recipients who do not m ake this transition success- | fully. Mr. C linton has been steadfast and highly vocal in his support o f affirmative action. He has appointed an unprecedented num ber o f m i norities and w om en to positions o f genuine authority in his A dm inis tration. A nd his historic trip to several African nations has helped race relations at hom e by dem on strating to all A m ericans-the eco nom ic, strategic and sym bolic im portance o f this long neglected con- 1 tinent. The President’s Initiative on Race builds on this base o f accom plish m ents. N ow to o u r assessm ent o fits | progress: Good Intentions: B+ P re s id e n t C lin to n ’s m o tiv e s clearly are noble and his heart on race issues is unquestionably in the right place. W e salute him for launch ing this Initiative, w hich has nudged the nation to face up to the unfinished business o f race relations that A m eri cans w ould prefer to ignore. Surveys show that Mr. Clinton has placed this issue m uch m ore prom inently on the nation’s radar screen than would have been the case w ithout the Initiative. W e give the effort a grade o f B+ instead o f A, how ever, because Mr. C linton and the W hite House have not gone flat out in pressing this Initiative forward at the pace required. G iven delays in launching it and the distractions facing the W hite house m uch o f this year, implem entation has sputtered badly at tim es. W ere the Initiative on Race an even higher priority for President C linton and the W hite House, we doubt this would have happened. Impact: C Regrettably the P resident’s noble intentions have yet to translate into Family Cooperative School: My Little, Red One-Room Schoolhouse J by . . area at St. 3421 ____i _o sharing J iir a tin a n n a rea a t 3 4 2 1 SE Salmon W e SE « Salm on St. W e are grader m l agical educational still accepting Kindergarten applica experience w ith a K indergartner, tions for Fall 1998. Applications w here both students are left w ith a may be obtained in the school office sense o f accom plishm ent and greater until June 30th, or w hen it reopens on self-esteem. A ugust 17. The mostsignificantthingl found at « education that cannot be found any D arci N ixon W hy did I choose the Family Co operative School at Sunnyside for my daughter to go to Kindergarten? what I was looking for was school that welcomed my interest in my child’s education, and my involvement in her everyday life, what I found was so much more. I found a P ortland Public School th at w as created on the prem ise o f parents helping in the classroom . N ot only w as I w elcom ed in my d au g h te r’s classroom , but every fam ily at th e school had com e there to a c tiv e ly p a rtic ip a te in th e ir c h ild ’s school. E very fam ily that is ad m itted ag rees to 100 hours o f se rv ice to the school each year (50 hou rs for single parent fam ilies). M y child b en e fits from having me in the classro o m , but also benefits from w hat every other fam ily w ill b rin g to the school. T he com bined sk ills and talen ts o f these fam ilies provide a richness to my d au g h ter’s w here else. O ne parent does poetry workshops with the students, and they may then publish their work in the school new s letter. Another parent helped the stu dents create a ceramic tile mural in the entry way to our school. Each day i go into the building, 1 experience the same wonderful feelings about the beautiful place w here my child goes to school. Another parent brought music classes back to Sunnyside School after the district cut our music program. This isjust a small sampling o f what parents have added to our school, each o f them enriching my daughter's education in a different way. I found true m ixed-age level class room s at the Fam ily C ooperative School. 1 d o n ’t m ean grade levels that have been blended to stuff the m axim um num ber o f students into a teaching position. I am referring to a teaching style that facilitates a 2nd the school is a strong, supportive com munity. 1 imagine it is similar to the little, red one-room schoolhouse o f long ago. It’s small, safe, and I know evetyone there. If my child is acciden tally forgotten by the carpool, I know that she will be safe and well cared for by another parent that I trust until I can get to her. We have helped supply meals to a family w hose single parent was very sick. W e have offered childcare to working families on a teacher in service day. I feel my child and my family are well supported and w ellcaredforbyourcom m unity. Ifeel it truly does ‘take a village,' and I feel very lucky to have found one. The Family cooperative School at Sunnyside is a Portland Public School located in the Belm ont/H aw thom e B ridgew ater-C ollins, an indepen dent publisher, has announced its ‘‘Sum m er Fun W riting Contest.’’ The contest runs through the sum m er is open to children 12-15 years o f age. Each contestant can subm it one origi- nal story of 500-1000 words. The entry fee. 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