Governor Stitt held a press conference on Tuesday announcing his executive order allowing state employees to substitute in schools across Oklahoma, pending a background check. OEA President Katherine Bishop responds “The teacher pipeline and sub shortages were issues before the pandemic, and COVID has exacerbated these problems. Hopefully state employees
Q&A with Ivy Riggs Ivy Riggs, OEA’s associate executive director for the Center of Legislative and Political Organizing, recently sat down with us to talk about the upcoming legislative session, which begins February 7. Education Focus – Last year, we experienced one of the worst legislative sessions for public education.
Former music teacher Mary Dikes has joined the OEA staff as a teaching and learning specialist for the western side of the state and as a member of the Northwest Regional Team. Dikes has a bachelor’s in vocal music, with a minor in psychology, from Phillips University in Enid, and
Katherine Bishop, President Katherine Bishop was elected OEA’s 98th president in 2021 after serving six years as vice president. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Exceptional Needs. Prior to taking office, she was an instructional coach at Putnam City West High School in west Oklahoma City, where she
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Voluntary Contributions Elect Friends of Public Education Every decision made for education is made by a politician. Whether it is the governor, the State Legislature or the local school board, elected officials determine how our schools are run. That’s why many Oklahoma Education Association members choose to make voluntary contributions
Did you know that that your OEA membership provides you with ways to shop online, save money, and even make money while doing your regular online shopping? Participate in this informative session to learn about the resources which you have access to and how to incorporate them into your online
Trauma Cadre Presentations The OEA Trauma Cadre initiative was made possible by a grant from the NEA Great Public Schools Foundation awarded in 2021. The goal of the cadre is to provide free strategies-rich, trauma-informed presentations to Oklahoma educators. While many Oklahoma educators have attended professional development on the theory
A new leadership team has taken office at the Oklahoma Education Association. Katherine Bishop has been elected OEA’s 98th president after serving six years as vice president and Norman’s Cari Elledge is now serving as vice president. They took office on July 3. Former president Alicia Priest recently completed her
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