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Student projects, dashboard and grants spotlighted in PPS Climate Crisis Response Policy annual update
Summary
The district's climate oversight committee presented an annual report highlighting a public dashboard, Portland Clean Energy Fund student grants, a student survey and early results from nearly 1,500 student project planners and thousands affected. Committee and staff urged institutionalizing student voices and dashboard transparency.
Portland Public Schools' climate crisis response community oversight committee presented an annual update June 24 as the district moves to make progress on the Climate Crisis Response Policy and public dashboard.
The committee, led by Chair Barbie Alexander and advised by Kat Davis, the district’s climate justice advisor, laid out implementation work, funding sources and student‑led projects funded by the Portland Clean Energy Fund. "Our dashboard platform...is available on our climate justice website," Davis told the board, describing the interactive dashboard that maps progress across 75 policy objectives and cross‑departmental work.
Why it matters: the update described student…
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