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May 8, 2019 Day of Action

Speak Up for Students Our Voice is Our Power

We’ll advocate for fully-funded public schools. We’ll dismantle unjust systems. We’ll give our students the opportunities they need to succeed. Help us make it happen.
2025 OEA Legislative Priorities

Funding

OEA's Top 3 Priorities. Funding special education. Pay parity for part-time faculty. Class size as a mandatory subject of bargaining.
  • Advocate for true Current Service Level for the State School Fund and the Community College Support Fund
  • Fully fund Special Education in Oregon by lifting the 11% cap on SPED weights in the state funding formula and providing the funding to pay for those new weights, and fully funding High-Cost Disability, Regional Inclusive Services, and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
  • Increase investments in Oregon Opportunity Grants
  • Corporate Kicker set into a fund for one-time use infrastructure investments

Revenue

  • Oregon educators see every day that our state does not have the resources we need for all Oregonians to thrive, live and learn with dignity. Educators are asking legislators to raise the revenue needed to make major and critical investments in our state.

Workforce

  • Class size and case load as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining
  • Diversification package
  • Special policy package
  • School Based Health Professionals (SBHP) task force

Wages and Benefits

  • Pay parity for part-time faculty in community colleges
  • Statewide improvement of educator salaries (both classified and licensed staff)

Defense

  • Create stable funding streams for summer learning and literacy programs that also protect the integrity of the State School Fund and the Student Success Act
  • Protect true Current Service Level for State School Fund and the Community College Support Fund
  • Ensure the voices of OEA members are centered in education policy proposals

 

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The mission of the Oregon Education Association is to unite the public education profession and advocate for those professionals to ensure quality public education for students in Oregon.
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Keeping the Promise of Quality Public Education

The Oregon Education Association (OEA) is a union committed to the cause of providing the basic right of great public education to every student. OEA represents about 41,000 educators working in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 public schools and community colleges. OEA’s membership includes licensed teachers and specialists, classified/education support professionals (ESPs), community college faculty, retired educators, and student members. OEA members also belong to the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association (NEA).
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The Oregon Education Association is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

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