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DESCRIPTION:4/24 Oakland Education Association To Rally And March For A 
 Contract\n\n“We need smaller class sizes and caseloads so we can give 
 students more 1:1 attention. We need more resources for our most vulnerable 
 students, and we need fair pay in order to attract and retain great 
 teachers for our kids. OUSD must re-prioritize the budget in order to give 
 our students the schools they deserve.”\n\nTuesday, April 24, 2018 4:00PM 
 - 6:00PM:\n\nOakland educators, parents, and community will rally at Lake 
 Merritt Amphitheater and march to the offices of the Oakland Unified School 
 District at 1000 Broadway.\n\nMEDIA ADVISORY\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE 
 RELEASE\n\nOakland Teachers have been working without a contract since July 
 1, 2017. As a follow up to the Work to Contract Week of March 26 - March 
 29, there will be a community march to demand that OUSD put real proposals 
 on the table in order to settle the contract with the members of the 
 Oakland Education Association.\n\nOAKLAND –​ Oakland educators have 
 been working without a contract since July 1, 2017. The district has not 
 demonstrated that settling the contract is a priority.\n\nOUSD is losing 
 educators to surrounding districts every year. Uncertainty about a contract 
 will increase those numbers. Students deserve more support than overcrowded 
 classrooms and high caseloads can provide. With increased revenue from the 
 state of at least $20 million dollars in ongoing money and $8 million in 
 one time money, it’s time for OUSD to bring real proposals to the table 
 in order to settle this contract.\n\nTrish Gorham, President, Oakland 
 Education Association, “OEA members put students at the center of 
 everything we do, every day. When we witness money being misspent on high 
 administrative salaries and budget mistakes paid for with cuts to workers 
 and students we feel justified in questioning OUSD budget 
 priorities.”\n\nBethany Meyer, Special Education Teacher, Piedmont Avenue 
 Elementary, “We need smaller class sizes and caseloads so we can give 
 students more 1:1 attention. We need more resources for our most vulnerable 
 students, and we need fair pay in order to attract and retain great 
 teachers for our kids. OUSD must re-prioritize the budget in order to give 
 our students the schools they deserve.”\n\nDeirdre Snyder, Spanish 
 Teacher, Oakland Technical High School, “Democracy depends on our public 
 education system. We need to fund our children’s 
 future.”\n\n#####\n\n​The Oakland Education Association is affiliated 
 with the 325,000-member California Teachers Association and the 3 
 million-member National Education Association. \n\n\n\nUnite for Oakland 
 Kids!!!\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1992437647686611/?active_tab=about\n\nWe 
 are negotiating to prioritize STUDENT LEARNING over wasteful bloat in OUSD. 
 \n\nOakland Teachers need a FAIR CONTRACT NOW. We are demanding SMALLER 
 CLASS SIZE and FAIR COMPENSATION and the District has disrespected us over 
 and over by offering us almost nothing. \n\nOn April 24th, we will show the 
 District that Students, Families and Teachers are UNITED behind PUTTING 
 STUDENTS AT THE CENTER! In order to provide the highest quality education, 
 we need SMALLER CLASS SIZE and CASE LOADS! In order to have teachers stay 
 in Oakland, we need FAIR COMPENSATION!\n\nTeachers and Families have 
 mobilized in West Virginia and Oklahoma! This is our turn, come out on 
 April 
 24th!\n\n#OEAContractNow\n#StudentsAtTheCenter\n#SmallerClassSize\n#FairPay\n#Equity\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/24/18808705.php
SUMMARY:Oakland Education Association To Rally And March For A Contract
LOCATION:Lake Merritt Amphitheater and march to the offices of the Oakland Unified 
 School District at 1000 Broadway.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/24/18808705.php
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