Negotiations between Portland Public Schools and the union that represents its 3,500 teachers have stalled after almost 24 straight hours of bargaining as both sides Monday morning blamed each other for prolonging the strike. The two sides had been bargaining since early Sunday morning and continued through the night to try to wrap up negotiations and end the teacher strike that started Nov. 1 and has resulted in 11 missed school days for students. Just before 9 a.m. Monday, the Portland Association of Teachers posted a bargaining update alleging that the school board had rejected a settlement recommendation reached by both parties, further extending the strike. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: killendave #pps #portlandteacherstrike #strike #teacherstrike #portlandpublicschools #education #theoregonian