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|  | | OEA members Sue Harvey and Jessica Keskitalo helped get the process started in March by recommending pro-public education candidates at the OEA-PIE Convention. Now is the time to finish the process of getting these candidates elected locally, statewide, and nationally!
Visit OEA's Election 2008 website for guides on all the statewide ballot measures and candidates seeking to affect the future of public education in Oregon!
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Sign Up for PeaceJam 2008
OEA has a training opportunity for you and two of your students (ages 14-19) to connect with 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners and youth from around the globe who are growing leaders to create a better world. OEA, Oregon State University (OSU), and PeaceJam Northwest will provide the curriculum to inspire our youth to work for a peaceful, just, and environmentally sustainable world. Click here to register (deadline is Dec. 1) and watch the video below for more about this exciting program:
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Nov. 19: National Education Support Professionals Day
From transporting students on buses, to work in the classroom and throughout districts and community colleges, Education Support Professionals (ESP) in classified positions work tirelessly on behalf of all students in Oregon public education. Your fellow OEA members honor the work that you do. For more on ESP members visit: www.oregoned.org/esp
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Will the Youth Movement Save the Labor Movement?
A recent study shows unionized workers age 18-29 averaged more than 12 percent ($1.75/hr) more than non-union workers of the same age. Read the article.
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Election 2008 Wrap-Up. Basically: Hooray!
There is a great deal to celebrate for public education in Oregon. Visit our Election 2008 site for guides on the recommendations by OEA members on the ballot measures and candidates seeking to affect public education in Oregon.
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| Read OEA's "Why Politics?" |
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 Read The Oregonian Cover Story:
"Oregon tax activist Sizemore's spending clashes with law"
Follow Racketeer Bill's money from his charities to his pockets!
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 Teaching at 8,000 Feet: OEA Member Blog on Fulbright Exchange
Reed Scott-Schwalbach keeps a blog for fellow teachers about her experience this year in Mexico teaching English at a small rural school. Scott-Schwalbach also maintains a blog for students of Spanish.
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 OEA Member & National Teacher of the Year Mike Geisen's Blog
Prineville science instructor and National Teacher of the Year Michael Geisen has been posting on his blog about his adventures, thrills, tv appearances, and a few mishaps while traveling across the nation to engage with fellow educators and a U.S. President or two.
Check it out!
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