#Today in #Portland The teachers #strike has entered its third week…with the negotiations finally and actually underway. Why this could not have happened 3 months ago is beyond understanding. #PPS stepped up with a proposal that has more bells and whistles than meat…but it’s a start. The proposal was gussied up in fancy emails to parents in the one way information war that is their style…and a feature of the #bargaining system. There is no mechanism for broadcasting the analysis of their proposals by #teachers or their #union. The PPS’s proposal to reduce overloaded classrooms by a single student tells you everything you need to know about their offer…and why the strike may continue until Festivus. Interestingly, the proposal allegedly was made by PPS Saturday, but not distributed because “the printer was down”. #ThisIsNotTheWay #School #Inflation #CostOfLiving #ClassSize #Workload #Education #UnionStrong #Oregon #PDX