Teachers Strike
The latest updates on Portland's teachers strike.
The Portland Teachers’ Strike Is Over. The Conversation About Oregon’s Education System Is Just Heating Up.
With the unprecedented strike resolved, teachers are calculating the return on investment. School leaders are lambasting the state’s school funding formula.
PPS and the Teachers' Union Ratified a Contract Agreement. Now What?
While the teachers' strike is officially over, questions remain over calendar changes, and students are frustrated after being left out of decision making.
With a Tentative Agreement Reached Between PPS and Teachers' Union, Students Will Return To School
If the union and school board approve the tentative agreement, the historic Portland Public Schools strike will officially come to an end.
Disagreement About Class Size Decisions Fueling Teachers’ Strike Stalemate
Amid weeks-long strike, the teachers’ union says parents should help make decisions about how many students can be enrolled in a class. PPS board members disagree.
After the Teachers’ Strike, How Will PPS Make Up For Lost Time?
The strike is still ongoing, but concerns about students meeting educational requirements are taking hold.
City Hopes Clean Energy Funds Will Help End Teachers Strike as It Surpasses the Two-Week Mark
With Thanksgiving Break days away, PPS and the teachers' union still haven't reached a contract agreement. City officials hope fast-tracked clean energy funds will help.
"We Don't Cross Picket Lines": Benson High School Construction Workers Walk Off The Job In Solidarity With Striking Teachers
"We aren’t gonna build this thing if [PPS] doesn't meet their demands," one union electrician said.
PPS Unions Representing Administrative, Cafeteria, and Custodial Workers Request Mediation
The PPS labor relations crisis isn't limited to the ongoing teachers' strike.
In Week Two of Teachers' Strike, State Legislators Align With Union
PPS leaders tried to petition state lawmakers for more education funding to meet teachers' demands. The strategy may have backfired.
Oregon Legislators to Portland Public Schools: "Take the Reins" and Handle the Strike
State lawmakers aren't jumping at the opportunity to reallocate state funds to end the teacher strike.
Amid Teachers' Strike, Other Portland Public Schools Staff File Grievance With District
Members of the Portland Federation of School Professionals say the district has asked them to perform work outside their contract.
Portland Teachers’ Strike: District Asks State For Money; Teachers Say “Hold The Line”
With each group pointing to a different solution for the district’s funding woes, the stalemate between teachers and Portland Public Schools won’t let up.
No School November? Portland Teachers Begin First-Ever Strike
All PPS schools are closed indefinitely, after teachers union and school district failed to come to an agreement in time to avoid a strike.
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.
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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