The overhaul of the district's finance department comes after a breakdown in the payroll system last year that resulted in hundreds of employees being paid late and in the wrong amount.
Two weeks ago teachers in the Portland Public School District went on strike for higher pay, more planning time and smaller classes. Despite the ongoing negotiations with the Portland Association of Teachers there does not appear to be an imminent end to the strike.
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(Portland, OR) No school again on Monday for students in the Portland Public School District as the teacher's strike continues. The district made a new offer to teachers worth 147-million doll.