Norman librarian wants a book for a child from every walk of life Throughout her career as a school librarian, Amanda Kordeliski has always had a goal that students from all walks of life can visit a Norman Public Schools library and find a book about a character or written
Deborah Phelps, a highly sought-after motivational speaker and author, will provide the keynote address at OEA’s 2022 Summer Leadership Academy, at 9:30 a.m. June 23. SLA will take place June 22-23 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Oklahoma City Northwest. The conference begins at 1 p.m. on the 22nd with
OEA General Counsel Richard Wilkinson covered a wide range of legal issues during an OEA Town Hall Meeting on July 16, 2020. During the Zoom meeting, he covered topics such as liability, sick leave, and member rights surrounding coming back to school in the midst of the pandemic. Watch the
Resolution vows to take action to protect local control The Oklahoma Education Association Board of Directors adopted without dissent a “Resolution and Plan of Action” to support the local control district leaders need to promote the health and safety of our schools during current COVID pandemic conditions. Among other action steps, the
July 12, 2021 The State Board of Education today adopted rules outlining the prohibition of race and sex discrimination. OEA President Katherine Bishop responds “The Oklahoma Education Association is pleased the State Board of Education affirmed in their emergency rule decision today the importance of teaching history, social studies, English
Oklahoma maintained its spot at 34th nationally in average teacher salaries but continues to rank last in the region and near the bottom nationally in per pupil expenditures, according to numbers recently released by the National Education Association. According to NEA’s Rankings of the States 2020 and Estimates of School
The state of Oklahoma public education in 2017 was, perhaps, at its lowest point ever. Funding cuts over the previous decade were nearing $1 billion and teachers were being blamed for all of society’s ills. At that same time, Clark Frailey was among a small group of pastors who were
Senate Bill 634 targets OEA members by complicating payroll deduction by requiring you to re-register your membership every year. The red tape this bill generates will cost as much as $7 million annually for Oklahoma school districts to implement. This cost is an unfunded mandate. Schools will have to take money
OEA, Edvocates and Other Groups Join Together to Discuss What It Will Take to Return to In-Person Teaching and Learning A diverse group of education advocates today called on the governor, the state schools superintendent and other top-level state leaders to require the wearing of masks of everyone at school.
The OEA Center for Teaching and Learning is available for the many professional development needs our members have across the state. Here are brief descriptions of our offerings, with a registration link below. Free, Online OSAT Targeted Support Session OEA and it’s aspiring educators organization, OAEA, is providing free, online
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