by Ty Davison | Feb 28, 2021 | News & Commentary
State’s novel relief fund for Black Oregonians provided help to thousands even as it faced legal challenge: ‘It saved my life’ – oregonlive.com: Oregon appears to have been the only state that allocated federal coronavirus relief dollars to...
by Ty Davison | Feb 24, 2021 | News & Commentary
To retain teachers of color, an Oregon bill takes aim at schools’ ‘first in, last out’ layoff policies – oregonlive.com: Kotek’s solution would rewrite state rules that dictate who’s on the chopping block if and when school...
by Ty Davison | Feb 3, 2021 | News & Commentary
A Union Head Says Portland Teachers Didn’t Ask to Cut in Line for Vaccines—and They Won’t Automatically Return to Classrooms in Gratitude – Willamette Week: Last month, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown propelled schoolteachers and staff to the front of...
by Ty Davison | Feb 3, 2021 | News & Commentary
One popular age-old joke in Democratic circles is that the GOP campaigns on the slogan that “government doesn’t work” then they get elected and prove it. Right now it’s the Democrats who are proving it in Oregon. The pandemic has been...
by Ty Davison | Jan 24, 2021 | News & Commentary
The OHA reported yesterday that 19 Oregonians over age 60 died of Covid. These numbers are not broken out by occupation, but statistically one of these people is or was a teacher. (“Education” as a broader category that includes teachers employs 5.6% in...
