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» Read Today's OEA magazine | PSO Found in Violation of "Back to Work" Agreement
At the end of the PSO strike in October 2008, the OEA and PSO entered into a “back to work” agreement. It provided that: “…in the interest of restoring a stable employer-union relationship and promoting harmonious labor relations…the parties shall take no reprisal of any kind or in any form against the other or against any person because of any lawful action taken, statement made, or attitude expressed during negotiations…” In October 2008, OEA filed a complaint against PSO for violation of this agreement. The complaint was based upon numerous strike related postings maintained on the PSO blog that were critical of and demeaning to OEA board members, leaders and managers. OEA maintained that these postings were antagonistic to the restoration of harmonious labor relations and a reprisal against board members, leaders and managers. Following an arbitration on October 8-9, 2009, an arbitrator agreed with OEA and found that PSO violated the back to work agreement by its blog postings. The arbitrator entered the following award requiring both OEA and PSO to post his award on our respective websites. Read the Award. | |
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 "I'll be a teacher-legislator."
Doug Ainge, a high school civics teacher, is running for the Oregon House in a swing district. His fellow educators are right behind him. His Principal tells the News-Times that Ainge challenges his students "to think, grow, search, and discover for themselves what they believe to be true, right, and just." Follow Ainge's race on Facebook
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"What I learned as a first-year bilingual teacher"
OEA member Sarah Meyer's great back-to-school guest column in The Oregonian about all the things she had to learn on-the-job to get rolling in her new career. |
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State Revenue Continues to Decline, Legislative Leaders Pledge to Protect Education
Thanks to passage of the federal EduJobs/FMAP funding package (see below), the Oregon House Speaker, Senate President, and Governor all pledge to keep the K-12 budget at the June level of $5.756 billion.
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How EduJobs Saves 2,000 Oregon Education Jobs
The $26 billion EduJobs/FMAP package includes $10 billion for educator jobs, $16 billion to cover state Medicaid payments.
NEA's Frequently Asked Questions on EduJobs
Oregon Department of Education's listing, by county and school district, of how the $117.95 million coming to Oregon from EduJobs will be allocated.
Letter from U.S. Representative DeFazio to Oregon Schools Superintendent Castillo emphasizing the spirit of EduJobs is to save jobs THIS school year: "Congress does not intend these funds be held onto by states or school boards in reserves. Congress did not struggle to identify $26.1 billion in cuts so states could stockpile the aid in a rainy day fund."
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| Oregon's Quality Education Model (QEM) specifies a $8.4 billion funding level for K-12 schools in the 2009-11 budget to ensure 90 percent of students will meet state standards. Oregon is now striving for approximately $6 billion in funding. | |  | |
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