According to the district's math, filling all of the union’s requests would cost more than $358 million over three years, the district’s calculations suggest. The district estimated that its own proposal clocks in at $147 million, it said. That $200 million gulf is significant not just because it shows how far apart negotiators remain, but also because the district does not have anywhere near enough money to cover all the teachers’ requests. An independent state analysis showed the district correctly estimated how much money it is receiving this year from its main funding source, the state school fund, and was off by just 5%, or $12 million, for next year. Representatives for the Portland Association of Teachers did not return texts and emails on Monday night and Tuesday morning asking whether they felt the district’s assessment was accurate. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: bethnakamura #portlandteachersstrike #teachersstrike #strike #portlandpublicschoolstrike #portlandpubl...