May 13, 2021 The governor and legislative leaders announced their plan today for next year’s budget, which includes a $171.8 million increase in public education appropriations. OEA President Alicia Priest Responds “This budget does a lot of good for Oklahoma students and their families. Our students will especially benefit from
HB 2078, which will alter the state funding formula for public education, was fast-tracked in the Senate, passed and signed by the governor today. Following is Pres. Alicia Priest’s response to the bill’s passage: “The quick passage of HB 2078 and Gov. Stitt’s subsequent signing of the bill is disappointing.
2024 OEA Official Elections Results The protest period for the OEA Elections ended on April 8, which now makes the results official. Congratulations to those who won their positions! Click here to view the results: https://okea.org/private-members-only/oea-elections-2024-results/ Board Agenda The agenda for the next OEA Board of Directors’ meeting, May 9,
A basketball announcer was heard spewing hate speech over a hot mic during the national anthem of the Norman-Midwest City girls basketball game at the 6A state quarterfinals earlier this week. The following statement on the incident comes from OEA President Alicia Priest: “What happened Thursday during the state tournament
Congratulations to Norman’s Jessica Eschbach, who today was named 2021 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. An OEA member and an innovative learning coach, Jessica will serve as the state’s public education ambassador for the 2021-22 school year. She will begin her duties as state Teacher of the Year on July 1.
Identifying Excellence The Oklahoma Education Association, the National Education Association and the NEA Foundation all believe that every student deserves a quality education and that teaching is the single most important component of a quality education. It is appropriate, therefore, that the NEA and its foundation should recognize one of
The New Educators of Oklahoma Network – NEON – is an OEA community to which we want you to belong. We will walk along side you on your education journey, as NEON was formed by early career educators for early career educators. We want YOU to be successful so your
Gov. Stitt’s State of the State message today included little about education, but did mention two obvious tenants of public education. Following is OEA President Alicia Priest’s response to the governor’s speech. OEA President Alicia Priest Responds “We appreciate the governor’s words: ‘We have to put our students first. Period.’ Oklahoma public
OEA commends the governor for announcing on Thursday that school employees would be moved up to the phase two category for the COVID-19 vaccine. We are also happy the governor agrees the best learning for children happens inside public school buildings and they provide vital community resources. “Today’s announcement is
Former OEA president Carolyn Crowder has been named interim executive director by the Board of Directors. She replaces Jim Keith, who resigned in mid-November. Many OEA members will remember Crowder as president from 1997-2003. Prior to being elected to the association’s highest office, she taught for 20 years. After a
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