‘The Party Won’t Stop’ Until Union Demands Are Met, Striking Portland Teachers Say as Students Stay Home
Nearly 50,000 Portland public school students haven’t been able to attend school at all in November.

Nearly 50,000 Portland public school students haven’t been able to attend school in November even as the union organizing the teachers’ strike is throwing tailgate and dance parties.
The Portland Association of Teachers, which represents about 3,700 teachers and public school employees, is demanding higher pay, reduced class sizes, and professional development training, including “racial equity and implicit bias” training. The school district says implementing the union’s demands would be too costly.
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