Tag Archives: Salaries

Editorial: Oregon and Arkansas and teacher salary schedules | Opinion |

Oregon may set state salaries for educators. The discussions are ongoing and well, tricky. It’s almost certainly going to cost the state more, not less. The unions representing teachers and other school personnel are going to be involved. And listening to the latest meeting of the state task force on educator salaries on Wednesday, it […]
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Prospects dim for quick shift to statewide teacher salary schedule in Oregon

A state task force whose recommendations could have seeded a dramatic overhaul of how Oregon school districts bargain labor contracts with teachers is inching towards some consensus, after months of discussion. But at least for now, the group’s findings look unlikely to imminently upend the state’s current system, which allows each school district to independently […]
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s ex-chief of staff goes from high stakes job to studying internships

Gov. Tina Kotek’s chief of staff went from one of the most high-profile and demanding jobs in state government to one that appears, on paper, relatively simple. No pay cut required. Andrea Cooper left Kotek’s office in March for a consulting role at the state’s Department of Administrative Services. She recently completed her first project: […]
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See how many Oregon state workers make over $400K.

Oregon state employees continued to earn hefty paychecks in the most recent fiscal year, with the number of state workers bringing home six figures rising significantly in 2023 from the prior fiscal year. Nearly a quarter of the state’s 45,294 full-time employees earned more than $100,000 during the 12-month period that ended in June 2023, […]
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These are Oregon’s highest-paying universities

The University of Oregon has the highest average faculty pay among colleges and universities in the state, with full-time instructional staff earning an average of $109,757. That’s according to a recent Business Journals analysis of fiscal year 2023 U.S. Department of Education data for public and private universities. Request full-text (for State Agency patrons only) […]
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How much does the ‘American dream’ cost in Oregon?

Dreaming of a white picket fence? It might only be a dream. For years, the American dream seemed attainable. A home with a yard surrounded by a picket fence; a dog named Fido or Spot running around with your two kids as you come home from a nice job where you get paid enough to […]
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Why opioid settlement money is paying county employees’ salaries

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Some state and local governments are using opioid settlements to buoy their budgets. Billions of dollars in […]
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Opinion | Why not pay teachers $100,000 a year?

Four years after the onset of the pandemic, students across the country are still struggling. Test scores are falling. Absenteeism is rising. Meanwhile, about 44 percent of U.S. schools face a teacher shortage. If we’re serious about hanging on to capable educators, and attracting new ones, we should start treating them like true professionals. And one place to begin […]
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How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.