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Gifted‑education advocates urge district not to close Access Academy, cite state compliance gaps
Summary
Advocates from the district’s Talented and Gifted Advisory Council urged the committee to reject a petition that would close Access Academy and criticized long‑standing underfunding and under‑identification of TAG students.
Speakers representing the Portland Public Schools Talented and Gifted Advisory Council told the committee Sept. 18 that a petition to close Access Academy mischaracterizes the program and would not solve districtwide gifted‑education problems.
"The Access for All petition misportrays what ACCESS is, who it serves, and the challenges it faces," Jessica Colby, co‑chair of the Talented and Gifted Advisory Council, told the Teaching, Learning and Enrollment…
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