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Agnes Hoffman, PSU associate vice provost.
Gaston and Bemstine, both African Ameri­
cans, were among 80 community leaders who
participated in the Portland Schools Foundation
event designed to engage business and civic
leaders in the challenges faced by the city's
public schools.
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In 1996 w hen Bryant took over at Humboldt
“It really is amazing what they do,” she said.
the school was in what she describes as “Teaching is such an important job and these
“chaos.” The entire staff was pink-slipped,
people really work to elevate the profession.”
meaning they no longer had positions at
At the conference Byrant said she most
Humboldt and had to be relocated to other enjoyed the vignettes each educator told about
schools in the district.
why they chose to teach. She said one award-
In order to establish a good climate for winner was a lawyer who gave up his profes­
learning. Bryant began extensive staff devel­ sion for the classroom. Another instructor was
opment exercises, restructuring o f the cur­ discouraged against teaching because she
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riculum and outreach to
was the top in her class at an
parents and the com mu­
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Since she took over
than the big paycheck o f an­
Humboldt has seen its test
other line o f work.
scores and teacher moral
“For these people teach­
rise steadily.
ing is not ju st a job - it’s a
“We have great teach­
calling," Bryant said.
ers, great students and
Now that Humboldt is off
- Humbolt Elementary
great parents,” Bryant said.
the low-performing school
principle Judy Bryant
“W e’ve really worked to­
list, she plans to keep finding
gether to make sure each
innovative new ways to get
child is treated as an individual and not a through to her stu d e n ts-lik e last Friday’s trip
conglomerate."
to the Seattle Art Musuent to view the work o f
It is this devotion to individualized educa­ an African American artist who documented
tion and her passion for children that Bryant the civil rights movement.
said was the one factor she shared with the
Bryant said she likes to give her kids an
other diverse Milken educators she met at a education that they can apply to everyday life
conference last week in Los Angeles.
and the preparation for the world o f opportu­
Each year since 1987 the M ilken Family has nity that awaits them in adulthood.
secretly selected 50 educators from around
“ I d o n ’t ever w ant to hear one o f my
the country who each take home $25,000. In students say, ‘You d id n ’t do enough for
the last 16 years, the foundation has awarded
m e ,” ’ she said.
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A teenage girl was charged with assault
Thursday, accused o f slashing the throat o f
her classmate.
C hristine Thomas, 15, was charged in the
attack last W ednesday afternoon near the
in te rse c tio n o f N o rth V a n c o u v er and
Stanton Street. The 17-year-old victim suf­
fered a w ound that took 60 stitches to
close.
Thomas allegedly attacked the other girl
with a scalpel.
Just before the violence broke out, the two
girls argued on a Tri Met bus and were asked to
leave by security officers, police said.
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