OEA is hosting about a hundred S.B.5 referendum petition circulation training sessions around the state.
You can view the schedule of training, dates, times and venues here. (pdf)
Please note these training sessions are currently for OEA Members ONLY. We're told training will be available for non members a little later.
Some good news!
Central Ohio teachers and education professionals worked together with Nationwide Children's Hospital to collect over 53,000 book and $3,000 for the Reach Out and Read program.
Reach Out and Read builds on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers to develop critical early reading skills in children, beginning at 6 months of age. The 3.9 million families served annually by Reach Out and Read read together more often, and their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed, with larger vocabularies, stronger language skills, and a six-month developmental edge over their peers.
A BIG thank you and congratulations to everyone who contributed to this book drive.
Secretary of State John Husted sent the following directive to the Franklin County Board of Elections regarding the SB 5 repeal petitions that were just filed.
To: Franklin County Board of Elections Re: Initial Petitions Filed re: Prospective Referendum Petition Against Am. Sub. S.B. NO.5 (collective bargaining law affecting public employees) ofthe 1291h General Assembly
SUMMARY
This Directive provides instructions to the Franklin County Board of Elections on the examination, scanning, and certification of signatures on two separate petitions that have been submitted to the Secretary of State to begin the referendum process against Am. Sub. S.B. NO.5. The Board must complete its examination and certification consistent with the instructions outlined below and return its certification and the part-petitions to the Secretary of State's office not later than next Monday, Ap.-illl, 2011.
Read the rest at the link. Just a few more days to certify the 3,000 signatures!
We were alerted to a meeting last night in Solon, whereby the superintendent addressed over 1,100 concerned parents regarding the Governors Budget. The Plain Dealer had an article about it this morning
"The governor's proposal picked certain districts to suffer, and we are one of those," Regano said. "We knew the state had some issues and there were problems, but this is one of the most serious issues I've ever seen . . . and I can't believe we got only a three-month notice."
The district posted up the powerpoint they gave parents. The effects of the Kasich budget proposal were captured in a series of 3 slides, that speak for themselves.
This is what passing the buck on the budget looks like for public education.
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We briefly discussed the ramification of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election a few days ago. We indicated a few things to look for
So how did that turn out ?
As of right now, Kloppenburg has declared victory after finishing a few hundred votes ahead in a huge upset.
Nearly 1.5 million people turned out to vote, representing 33.5 percent of voting-age adults -- 68 percent higher than the 20 percent turnout officials had expected. That ought to scare most anti-worker elected officials, but this map below is the real friegthener
This map shows county after county that Scott Walker won in the recent 2010 election now going against him - and in a lot of cases significantly.
This is the result of real people casting real votes and the message is loud and clear. If you attack the middle class they will fight back and they will defeat you.