Northwest Association of Educators

01/25/2020

Subject: Send a letter: Please act on the expansion of EdChoice vouchers

Friend,

I wrote a letter for the Action Network letter campaign: Please act on the expansion of EdChoice vouchers.

There has been an explosion in the number of statewide EdChoice vouchers. The number of districts that have school buildings eligible for vouchers has increased from 40 to 139 over the last year. The problem will only get worse if the legislature fails to act. Next year more than 400 districts will have buildings that are eligible for vouchers based on flawed report cards.

Please take action today by writing to your state legislators. Please adapt the sample letter to talk about the impact that vouchers are having in your area and on the students in your district.

Can you join me and write a letter? Click here:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/please-act-on-the-expansion-of-edchoice-vouchers?source=email&

Thanks!

01/13/2020

Registration continues for the 2020 OEA Advocacy and Organizing Institute and some sessions are near capacity!

This year’s institute is full of learning opportunities from sessions on health insurance, contract enforcement, and bargaining styles to new offerings like “Code of Conduct: Rights and Responsibilities”, “Turning Down the Heat; The Art of Defusing Conflict in a School Setting”, “Join the Circle: An Introduction to Restorative Practices”, and a special session on OTES 2.0.

This year’s keynote address will be provided by Curt Steinhorst, Center for Generational Kinetics. His keynote address will focus on understanding and using generational differences to encourage participation in your association. A new addition to this year’s event will be a social time on Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This gives attendees the opportunity to meet other OEA members from across the state and share the learnings of the day with hors’ devours and a cash bar.

Registration Information

The conference will be held at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square, 75 East State, Columbus, OH starting on Thursday, February 6 and continuing through noon on Saturday, February 8. On Thursday, registration will open at 3:00 p.m., pre-conference sessions begin at 4:30 p.m. and dinner with keynote address at 6:30 p.m. Sessions will begin again Friday morning and the conference will conclude on Saturday at noon.

Registration is $100 and scholarships may be available from your OEA District and/or Regional Directors. More information on scholarships is available at aoi.ohea.org.

Hotel Information

Members must make their own hotel reservations. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square. The Ohio Education Association will pay for overnight accommodations based on double occupancy (both occupants must be OEA members registered for the conference) for Thursday and Friday evenings ONLY.

Reservations must be made and guaranteed with a credit card by 5:00 pm, January 16, 2020.



REGISTER TODAY at aoi.ohea.org!

OEA Advocacy and Organizing Institute 2020

12/24/2019

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