Meredith Reese

Portland teachers demonstrate during their campaign for a just contract

The battle lines have been drawn in Portland

Stonewalled by school officials, teachers in Portland, Ore., will vote this week on whether to strike to win the schools they and their students deserve.

February 3, 2014

Madison High School teachers at the front of the crowd outside Portland Public Schools headquarters

Grant Booth and Meredith Reese

Preparing for a test of education justice

A teachers' strike seems imminent in Portland, Ore., with school officials stonewalling union proposals to create the schools students deserve.

January 7, 2014

Portland teachers protest outside a session of the school board

Christopher Zimmerly-Beck and Meredith Reese

Portland teachers are ready to draw the line

A battle over the future of public schools in Portland, Ore., is coming to a head, with a teachers' strike looking more and more likely early next year.

December 2, 2013

Roundtable

Portland students take the initiative

Members of the Portland Student Union talk about issues of education justice as the teachers union seeks a fair contract.

November 26, 2013

Support for Oregon teachers

Teachers in three Portland-area school districts facing tough contract fights are organizing solidarity for their struggles.

April 23, 2012

Portland State isn’t for sale

One hundred people protested at Portland State University to speak out against corporatization of their school.

February 3, 2010

Protesting the insurance bosses

More than 200 people rallied outside Blue Cross Blue Shield offices in Portland, Ore., to protest the insurance industry's greedy practices.

September 29, 2009

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