2020 Education Legislation Oklahoma lawmakers have filed 3,006 bill requests for the 2020 legislative session. That’s about 1,300 fewer bills than were filed in 2019, but remember, the Oklahoma Legislature convenes for two years at a time, so there are usually fewer bills during the second session. Some of the
How one Oklahoma educator ratified the first ever miscarriage contract language in the country Jordann Hardin stood on the floor of the assembly hall, tears rushing down her face, as she shared her story with a teacher from New Jersey she just met. It was a moment that propelled Hardin,
This past August, Canton Elementary teacher Carrie Compton was flipping through the latest NEA Today magazine when a particular story caught her eye. She read about a fellow teacher and mother from Muskogee who was docked pay when she left to be a part of her son’s deployment. Fortunately, this
Click here to download a copy of Delegate Assembly Handbook Flexible Agenda Friday, April 30, 20215 p.m. – 8 p.m. / First Business SessionOEA President Alicia Priest, Presiding Call to Order Invocation – Reverend Dr. Shannon Fleck, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conference of ChurchesFlag Salute – Elizabeth Shadid, OAEA
Legislators filed more than 300 education-related bills for the 2022 Legislative Session. While our Legislative and Political Organizing Center is keeping tabs on all of them, this page lists our priority bills along with whether we support them or not, or take a neutral stance. As bills changes throughout the
2023 OEA Delegate Assembly 2023 OEA Delegate Assembly NEA Business Items NBI # 1 I move that OEA will inform locals of the following simple contract language, through existing digital/print publications and OEA events, that may be put into contracts to include bereavement leave for pregnancy loss. The language will
You may have heard on the news that there is a new organization claiming to provide legal representation for Oklahoma educators that some claim OEA does not provide. OEA released a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 29 to address these concerns: In these uncertain times for educators, we continue to receive
2022 Delegate Assembly May 6-7, Hilton Garden Inn, Edmond New Business Items NBI #1 I move that OEA will work with local affiliates to assure that any immigration process will protect the rights of all students, support a safe environment, and provide an opportunity to learn. OEA will assist local affiliates in promoting and
2023 NEA Representative Assembly Summary Sixty-three Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) delegates went to Orlando, Florida on July 1st, ready to change the world. The changes discussed at the convention were related to educational issues affecting our nation’s students and educators. After four days of meeting for over twelve hours a day, many
Local teacher inspires in the classroom and on the pageant stage With the name Sunny Day, it is easy to assume that this is not the average teacher. In her five years in the classroom, Day has been a fifth grade English and social studies teacher, sixth grade English teacher,
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