Oregonian endorsement, 4/27/07
The Oregonian endorses Ruth:
Wynde, Adkins for school board
The pending departure of Vicki Phillips raises the stakes for board leadership in Portland schoolsFriday, April 27, 2007
...[B]oard members can kiss their dreams of a restful year goodbye, now that Superintendent Vicki Phillips has given notice. The board will need to hire a replacement, oversee the transition and create a sense of educational stability during this leadership change.
For these reasons, voters should re-elect incumbent David Wynde and elect challenger Ruth Adkins.
She's a Yale-educated market research analyst, longtime schools activist and co-founder of a neighborhood group formed in 2005 to oppose school closures....
She says she's prepared to tackle the excess capacity in high schools, where operations costs are the highest. She also makes a good case that the district can boost its enrollment by improving school quality, mending relationships with parents, marketing the district's many strengths and working with other agencies on affordable housing.