In this file photo, educators from across the state are gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland in 2019, to press the Oregon Legislature for more school funding. Five years later, educators and administrators in Salem-Keizer, the state's second largest school district, are negotiating a labor contract in hopes of avoiding a strike.AP
Leaders of Salem-Keizer schools, Oregon’s second largest district, are vowing to put all their cards on the table in negotiating a new teacher contract, hoping to avoid the fractious, protracted deal-making Portland Public Schools went through.
The state’s largest district has emerged as a cautionary tale after its extended strike lasted for three weeks and denied students 11 days of instruction.
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