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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Portland Students Could Strike Out Because of Teachers’ Union
Description: Full-text: Have you heard of “No-School November”? Portland Public School (PPS) students could be away from their desks for a long time this fall. The district is bracing for a potentially imminent teacher strike at the behest of their union.
This is a classic example of how taxpaying families have lost power in public education.
Despite the union’s heavy demands, including a 23 percent hike in teachers’ compensation packages, the union stated at a September school board meeting that they wanted to find a resolution. But school officials revealed a different story. The union didn’t seem int...