"More than anything, people just want to feel like they're respected... If people felt more respected, they might have more sympathy for the district's ongoing financial difficulties." --Cheyne Cumming, teacher and PAT organizer

"It is a civil rights violation of the worst kind in the city of Portland when based on race and zip code roughly 85% of white students have access to opportunity in rigorous college prep programs curriculum and resources compared to 27% of black students. We are a better state than this. We are...