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As members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) union continue their historic strike, another Portland Public Schools (PPS) union claims the district is asking its members to cross the picket line and perform work they're unqualified to do. Due to the Portland teachers' strike, roughly 45,000 Portland students are out of class for the second day in a row, and it's unclear when school will start up again. In order to accommodate high-need students.
Portland teachers have been working without a contract since June and are preparing to launch a strike as the district sets out to slash education jobs across the district.
Third grade teacher Tiffany Koyama Lane lives close enough to work that she can commute to her job at Sunnyside Environmental School on a Razor scooter. Every morning on her way to school, Koyama Lane relishes riding alongside current and former students, who see her not just as an educator but also as a member of their community. “[The students] are like, ‘Teacher Tiffany, what’s up?’” Koyama Lane said in an interview with the Mercury..
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