#Portland Public Schools

#Portland Public Schools

Portland may implement its first district-wide cell phone policy in schools, addressing concerns over cyberbullying, academic misconduct, and impact on test scores. [ more ]

Portland Public Schools asking custodians to return overpaid wages. [ more ]

Portland Public Schools sued for failing to protect girl from assault

Allegations include inappropriate touching by male students at school [ more ]

Students at two Portland Public Schools campuses damaged by severe weather returned to class on other campuses in the area.

Robert Gray Middle School students moved to Jackson Middle School while Markham Elementary students were split between four campuses, including Maplewood Elementary School. [ more ]

Outer Southwest Portland affected by winter storm

Portland Public Schools relocating students [ more ]

The recent Portland Public Schools (PPS) teachers' strike sparked broader conversations about labor and statewide education funding.

The new contract between PPS and the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) did not meet all of the union's demands, but many teachers are satisfied with the result. [ more ]

Portland Public Schools and the Portland Association of Teachers have ratified a three-year labor contract after a month-long strike.

Educators and union leaders have lingering questions and concerns about the contract.

Students are advocating for alternative methods of making up lost school time. [ more ]

The teachers' strike in Portland, Oregon has ended with a tentative deal between the union and the school district.

The deal includes raises for employees and addresses issues such as pay, class sizes, and planning time for teachers.

The strike highlights the issue of public school funding in Oregon. [ more ]

The final sticking point in the contract negotiations between Portland Public Schools and teachers is whether parents should be involved in decisions about class size.

The teachers' union is advocating for the creation of "class size committees" at schools that struggle with large class sizes, instead of strict class size caps.

The strike has been going on since November 1, and hopes were high for an agreement last weekend, but it fell through after the school board rejected a tentative contract agreement. [ more ]