Education Funding is Priority No. 1
OSEA seeks funding that pays for a full school year; restores jobs lost to recession Restoring education funding and protecting benefits are at the core of the Oregon School Employees Association’s legislative priorities for the 2013 session. Knowing that classified employees have suffered years of cutbacks — and seeing the impact on Oregon schoolchildren — OSEA seeks to restore the funding that has led school districts to make harsh decisions affecting members and their... Read More
LED: Helping educate lawmakers
Legislative Education Day (LED) is an eye-opening experience that empowers OSEA members from around the state to learn about the legislative process and talk with lawmakers at a crucial time of the year for education funding and policy. The day is coordinated by OSEA and AFT-Oregon.... Read More
Legislative Education Day
Every two years, OSEA and AFT-Oregon join together and schedule a Legislative Education Day where members from around the state come to Salem to learn about Oregon’s legislative process and talk with their legislators about the important role they have in educating Oregon’s students... Read More
Governor highlights school costs
Gov. John Kitzhaber In his State of the State speech today, Gov. John Kitzhaber laid out two numbers that should grab legislators’ attention: $10,000 and $30,000. The first is the cost of educating a K-12 public school student for one year in Oregon. The second highlights the cost... Read More
Addressing school safety
In the wake of the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 young children and six staffers, school safety and gun control have come to the fore of the public discussion. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has said that creating safe schools “can’t be... Read More
