Portland Public Schools Board to vote on recommendation for new namesake Jan. 26
The Portland Public Schools Board of Education is expected to approve the renaming of Woodrow Wilson High School to Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School.
A renaming committee was scheduled to present the suggestion for the new namesake to the school board on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was among five names under consideration by the committee after public feedback was solicited via online surveys.
In December, the committee narrowed down a list of five names for final consideration, all of them Black women who had historic significance or notable contributions to American society.