Portland cancels classes for 49,000 students amid teachers strike

By Jeremiah Poff

Published November 6, 2023 5:52pm ET

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Portland cancels classes for 49,000 students amid teachers strike — Teachers and their supporters hold signs, chant, and rally the crowd with bullhorns on the first day of a teacher's strike in Portland, Oregon on Nov. 1, 2023. The Portland Association of Teachers said its first-ever strike in the district stemmed from concerns over large class sizes, salaries that haven't kept up with inflation, and a lack of resources. | (AP Photo/Claire Rush)

Students in Portland Public Schools have missed three days of school as a teachers strike that began last week drags on with no end in sight.

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