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As Portland-area districts plan to reopen elementary grades, high schools left behind Updated Feb 06, 2021; Posted Feb 06, 2021 Portland-area high schoolers aren t likely to see the inside of a classroom before the end of the academic year. Those who do, like these Central Catholic students sitting in on a French class, attend private institutions.Photo courtesy Central Catholic High School Facebook Share Molly Shannon can’t be late to school. When the Central Catholic High senior arrives for her first class of the day, a student leadership session on Thursdays and Fridays, she’s one of three or four students who meet ....
Teachers union pushes back after Portland Public Schools announces timeline for reopening Updated Feb 05, 2021; Posted Feb 05, 2021 Portland Public Schools announced it may begin hybrid instruction for elementary and possibly middle school students in April. Teachers union leaders are demanding the district survey families of color on its plans.The Oregonian Facebook Share One week after Portland Public Schools leaders announced plans to phase elementary and middle schoolers back into classrooms in early April, the union representing district teachers says it’s opposed because reopening schools may put Black, Indigenous and other families of color at high health risk. The Portland Association of Teachers is demanding the district mount a comprehensive survey of those families before solidifying its plans. ....
Portland Public Schools, teachers union nearing agreement on limited in-person instruction Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 Although Portland Public Schools and the teachers union largely agree on the terms of their agreement over working conditions, class sizes remain a thorny issue. Facebook Share Portland Public Schools may soon announce how it will return students to classrooms. But there won’t be many. And it won’t happen until late January at the earliest. The district and the union representing its teachers is close to a deal over working conditions for educators who will provide in-person instruction next year, nearly 10 months after Gov. Kate Brown ordered the state’s public schools to close their doors. ....