Senator: A Promise for a Promise
Originally published in the Oregonian, as “How about some straight talk about fiscal crisis?” This past election I received 146 political mailings. They contained hundreds of promises, including vows...
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Finding Direction from Questions: Remarks from Rep. Ben Cannon
Rep. Ben Cannon serves House District 46 in the Oregon Legislative Assembly. When the legislature is not in session, Rep. Cannon teaches Humanities to middle school students at the Arbor School of Arts...
View Article“A terrible thing to waste…”
My class of teacher candidates and I are reading Teaching 2030, a book that uses wonderful ideas from practicing teachers to discuss their changing roles. As the title suggests, the authors (Barnett...
View ArticleWhat is the Oregonian’s Role in Our Efforts to Help Students?
I was left to ponder that thought after reading a “Politifact” article about state senator Mark Hass’ claim that an Educational Service District (ESD) superintendent’s salary could pay for three...
View ArticleVote for a Better Future or Vote to Improve the Present?
Being a “veteran” educator, I have participated in many tight economies and the resulting effects on public funds for schools. None has been quite so nasty as the one here in Eugene, where we are in a...
View ArticleLet’s First Ask: Where Is The Funding?
There were tears in the hall again today. No, I don’t mean a child was crying. It was a teacher. Many teachers have been laid off from their positions for next year. It is a hard time in the year...
View ArticleHave Oregonians Drawn The Line? A Look at Recent and Past Ballot Measures
In the middle of our nation’s major recession there are signs of an upturn here and there, but in the meantime, we are struggling to fund the most valuable piece of our future: Education. Unemployment...
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Wake Up, America, the Sputnik Moment in Public Education is Now
The latest federal data show what parents who care about education in our state already know: Oregon is underfunding public schools compared to the rest of the nation, by a significant seven percent....
View ArticleBurnout
I found the characterization of teaching shared by Charlotte Danielson during Chalkboard’s recent webinar on evaluating educator effectiveness enlightening–and timely. Borrowing from educational...
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When it is all said and done
Sharon Baum spent thirty-three years in public education as a physical and health education teacher, a school counselor, an assistant principal and principal. She has worked in several districts in...
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