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Wednesday • April 18, 2018
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Faubion-Concordia school
partnership a pathway to progress
M iChael l eighton
P ortland o bserver e ditor
Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of former
Vice President Joe Biden, said a new
public and private partnership between
Concordia University and Faubion El-
ementary is a shining example of mak-
ing powerful changes in education that
can lift an entire community.
The former Second Lady was the
guest of honor and keynote speaker at
Concordia’s annual Gov. Victory Ati-
yeh Leadership in Education Awards.
The 7th annual event celebrated Faub-
ion and Concordia’s new “3 to PhD”
partnership. Biden toured the school
before Saturday’s ceremony.
Located at Northeast 29th and De-
by
Former Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden
in Portland Saturday for Concordia
University’s 2018 Gov. Victory Atiyeh
Leadership in Education Awards. In her
keynote speech, Biden praised Portland
educational leaders for instituting new
public and private partnership between
Concordia University and Faubion
Elementary that serves as a shining
example of making powerful changes
in education that can lift an entire
community.
Dr. Jill Biden and
Concordia University
doctorate student Gwen
Thompson tour the new
Faubion Elementary
School at Northeast
29th and Dekum.
kum, Faubion opened the school year
in a new building next to the Concor-
dia campus thanks to a voter-approved
property tax levy by Portland Public
Schools.
The three-story structure is not only
a new home for the school but also a
new model for education by promoting
the health and wellbeing of all students
and their families. The entire Concor-
dia College of Education is embedded
inside the school where they can work
with their younger learners and gain
valuable teaching experience.
Additional partnerships with Kai-
ser Permanente and Trilliam Family
C ontinued on P age 4