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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Why More Money Won’t Solve the Problems in Portland Public Schools
Description: Full text: At the Portland Public Schools board meeting last week, the Portland Association of Teachers and the school board members were united on one issue: They all blamed the state legislature for the November teachers strike. However, parents should be aware of the following sections of the new PPS contract:
“Bargaining unit members who participated in the strike will receive their full pay for November 2023 and the remainder of the 2023-2024 contract year….” (Page 2, paragraph N)
“All bargaining unit employees will receive all fringe benefits provided by the collective bargaining agreement as if the bargaining unit members worked c...