Contract talks remained stalled; teachers to rally Monday
In negotiations Friday, the teachers’ union offered a settlement package including concessions the district has been demanding. Portland Public Schools negotiators accepted the concessions, and...
View ArticleBreaking: Oregonian notices contract dispute after 531 days, sends reporter...
The Oregonian, after missing a major teacher rally last month, sent a reporter to tonight’s rally, where teachers called for a contract to replace the one that expired 531 days ago. Kim Melton reports...
View ArticleIn the news: teacher forced out, files suit
Madison High School teacher Val Gogoleski has filed a complaint with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, claiming Portland Public Schools failed to provide accommodations for her disability and...
View ArticleChalkboard on the Wrong Road
Someone ought to tell the leaders of the Chalkboard Project that no one uses a chalkboard anymore. And someone should also tell them that schools are about educating kids not teachers. There is a great...
View ArticleJobs with Justice calls for show of support for teachers
As Portland teachers approach two years without a contract, Portland Jobs with Justice is calling on parents to join the fight for a fair resolution. Come find out how you can help. 6-7 p.m. tonight,...
View ArticleTeacher contract talks at ‘impasse’
In an e-mail to the community, school board presiding co-chair Trudy Sargent writes that the district has informed state mediators that negotiations for a teacher contract have reached an impasse, 583...
View ArticleNon-educators derail contract talks
They have not played nice in the sand box from the beginning. Early on they would cancel and delay negotiations regularly. About November, we were very close to a settlement and out of the blue, they...
View ArticleTeacher contract open thread
News over the holiday weekend that the district and teachers has many wondering: how did the two sides, so far apart for so long, suddenly reach agreement? Details of the deal are confidential until it...
View ArticleTeacher contract approved: What’s it mean for teachers?
It sounds like the district got at least part of what they wanted regarding instructional time. What did teachers get, besides modest cost of living raises for two out of three years? What’s the...
View ArticleThe end of the line
It is with both sadness and a sense of great relief that I tell you this will be the final post on PPS Equity. [Here's Nancy's farewell.]For two years we have documented inequities in Portland’s...
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