Kudos to The Oregonian/OregonLive both for excellent reporting on education by Julia Silverman and for another excellent editorial, this one highlighting the breathtaking arrogance of leadership displayed by Portland Public Schools Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong and PPS Board Chair Eddie Wang in particular, (“ Editorial: A PPS board breakdown signals bad news for the public, ” Dec. 7).

I’m the parent of a child who benefited from an overall excellent education through PPS. I am also the grandparent of a child now struggling to get the education through PPS that he — and all children — deserve.

Economic woes alone are not to blame for the downslide of PPS. We need responsive, respectful leadership. We don’t need leadership that is blinded by self-promoting goal-setting designed to s

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