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EPISODE · Nov 17, 2023 · 37 MIN

No More Required Bar Exams, Teachers’ Strike Updates, and the Weakened Police Oversight Board

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Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about how the bar exam is no longer the only way to become a lawyer in Oregon, the latest on the Portland Public Schools teachers’ strike, and City Council filing down the teeth of the new police oversight board. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s news roundup are KBOO news director, Althea Billings, and City Cast’s director of newsletters, Bryan M. Vance. Stories Discussed in Today’s Episode: Oregon first in US to allow law students to become lawyers through apprenticeships, not bar exam [Oregonian] Portland teacher strike: Momentum stalls after district says union’s cost estimates on class sizes are way off [Oregonian] House Republicans want to make it illegal for teachers to strike [Willamette Week] Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this episode: The Storm Large Holiday Ordeal at the Aladdin Theater Nov. 24 & 25

Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about how the bar exam is no longer the only way to become a lawyer in Oregon, the latest on the Portland Public Schools teachers’ strike, and City Council filing down the teeth of the new police oversight board. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s news roundup are KBOO news director, Althea Billings, and City Cast’s director of newsletters, Bryan M. Vance. Stories Discussed in Today’s Episode: Oregon first in US to allow law students to become lawyers through apprenticeships, not bar exam [Oregonian] Portland teacher strike: Momentum stalls after district says union’s cost estimates on class sizes are way off [Oregonian] House Republicans want to make it illegal for teachers to strike [Willamette Week] Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this episode: The Storm Large Holiday Ordeal at the Aladdin Theater Nov. 24 & 25

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