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UPDATE: As Portland Public Schools and Teachers Union Stall on Negotiations, District Prepares for Unprecedented Strike

Despite offers of higher salaries, the school district and teachers union remain hundreds of millions of dollars apart in contract negotiations.
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Update October 20, 10:50 am: Members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) voted to authorize a strike. According to PAT, out of the 93 percent of members who participated in the strike vote, 98.9 percent voted “yes.”  In a statement from Portland Public Schools (PPS) about the news of the strike vote, district leaders […]

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As PPS Teachers Inch Closer to a Strike, Staff Across the District Ask for Better Treatment

Portland’s teachers union says educators are being priced out of the city, and class sizes are too big. Meanwhile, other public school employees are also struggling with their contract negotiations.
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Third grade teacher Tiffany Koyama Lane lives close enough to work that she can commute to her job at Sunnyside Environmental School on a Razor scooter. Every morning on her way to school, Koyama Lane relishes riding alongside current and former students, who see her not just as an educator but also as a member […]

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Low Pay and High Consequences: PSU Adjuncts Say Treatment of Part-Time Instructors Reveals Institutional Problems

Adjunct faculty at Portland State University, currently bargaining for higher wages, say they aren’t being fairly paid for their contribution to Portland’s largest university.
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Adjunct instructors at Portland State University (PSU) say they play a critical role at the school, but aren’t being treated fairly by university management. PSU is Portland’s only public university and the second-largest college in the state, with a total enrollment of a little more than 22,000 students. In order to educate so many students, […]

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Suspended Portland Teacher Accuses School District of Retaliation

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Harriet Tubman Middle School students protesting Bryan Chu’s suspension on April 6. Adah Crandall A Portland Public Schools (PPS) teacher is alleging the district placed him on leave in retaliation for speaking out against the district’s plans to relocate Harriet Tubman Middle School due to the expansion of a nearby freeway. His students are calling […]

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What We Know About the Lockdown and Unrest at Washington’s Evergreen State College

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Editor’s note: This story is from our sister paper the Stranger in Seattle. Evergreen State College Administrators at Evergreen State College closed the Olympia school campus and cancelled classes on Thursday after local law enforcement officials received a call with a “direct threat to campus safety.” The campus will remain closed today, and administrators are […]

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Senate Confirms Betsy DeVos, Biggest Threat to Public Schools Since the Flu that Went Around Last Month

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Betsy DeVos, perhaps plotting the demise of public education, perhaps thinking of Jesus nude on the beach, perhaps resting in the comfort of a vacant mind, perhaps about to puke. Courtesy of Betsy DeVos A strong, well-funded public education system is our first and perhaps only real hope against the rising, dismal tide of ignorance. […]

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