January 23, 2014
Letter to the editor: PPS teachers fight for quality schools
OWP Participant and Teacher Elizabeth Thiel writes to the Oregonian about school quality.
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OWP Participant and Teacher Elizabeth Thiel writes to the Oregonian about school quality.
After years of cuts, and despite estimated reserves of more than $16 million, Portland Public Schools is asking the community to accept the continued deterioration of our public school system.
The district’s position seems to be that further increase in teacher workload; erosion of compensation; inequity in school offerings; and a deficit of electives, special education teachers and wraparound services are inevitable.
Portland teachers disagree.
Read the complete letter to the editor here
