Teachers across Oregon warn that disruptive behavior from students has reached a crisis level in our classrooms telling harrowing stories of commonplace violence to local station KGW A new report from our sisters and brothers at the Oregon Education Association on the rising frequency of student outbursts is embedded in the KGW news story <
WEA Political Director Derek Hawkins and UniServ Director Peter Morris attended CEALobbyDay on February 28 and had the pleasure of meeting with State Representative Shannon Bird Representative Bird was endorsed by WEA in the last election and has agreed to sponsor the new evaluation bill in the House This bill will include language that will<
Bring the celebration of reading and literacy into your classroom library and school all year long and celebrate NEA s Read Across America program Use our newly launched Read Across America digital calendar to plan ahead for special celebrations and observances throughout the school year Each month we offer suggested books for readers of all
Early Thursday morning we reached an an historic agreement with Denver Public Schools on behalf of Denver s educators The tentative agreement which must be ratified by the full DCTA membership reforms a pay system which largely relied on unstable bonuses and provides stability for students who for the past ten years have had their
The ESP Kitchen staff of Ranum MS show their support for RED for Ed Join them and millions of other voices fighting for our nation 8217 s public school students and educators Show you support for Education by wearing Red on Wednesdays We 8217 re raising our voices to protect public schools To support every
The hidden forces that constrain spending in Colorado A study of three constitutional amendments that have wide ranging consequences on how Colorado pays for public services The Taxpayer s Bill of Rights central provision requires state lawmakers and local officials to put proposed tax hikes and bond measures to a vote of the people But
WEA has finished the 2019 Negotiations and have scheduled informational meetings to take place at the WEA office on February 8 from 3 5pm February 11 from 11am 8211 1pm February 14 from 3pm 5pm nbsp Election will take place by paper ballot between February 15 and February 21
WEA members did a walk on Monday morning to show support for the WEA negotiations team nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp
The Atlantic looks at the history of American teacher strikes and today s unprecedented wave of teacher activism Many teachers unions have been modifying their brand and their explicit mission placing emphasis on issues beyond educators own pocketbooks In last year s West Virginia strike for example teachers decried students limited access to quality instruction
In the wake of the six day L A teacher strike which closed with victory for UTLA DCTA members 93 voted last night to approve a strike Here s a link to the media release DCTA issued after announcing the result Denver teachers want to be in their classrooms with their students not out on
