{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Public Education Matters","title":"Turning anger into action: Jackson City EA leader rallies educators, community members for fair school funding","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b7a0bdb2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1453,"description":"When Ohio lawmakers began signaling their intention to break their promise to finish fully and fairly funding our public schools in the latest state budget, a lot of Ohioans were left feeling disappointed and downtrodden. Jessica Harper was left feeling mad. The Jackson City Education Association President turned that anger into action, bringing together her fellow educators and community members from around the region for a big rally for public school funding in the spring. Now, as the fight for fair school funding continues in the new school year, Harper is not backing down.\nLEADING OUR UNION |Click here to check out Jessica Harper's column in the June-July issue of the Ohio Schools magazine. \nMID-CAREER EDUCATORS UNITE | While Jessica Harper is on the cusp of entering the mid-career range in the education profession, other mid-career educators are coming together now within the Ohio's New Educators (ONE) department to ensure all Ohio educators in the second decade of the career have the support they need to thrive. \nCheck out our episode on the mid-career pilot program from earlier this season. \nSign up to take part in a world cafe in early November for mid-career educators and education support professionals at all stages of their career here. \n \nSUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to listen on Spotify so you don't miss a thing. You can also find Public Education Matters on many other platforms. Click here for some of those links so you can listen anywhere. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.\n\n\nFeatured Public Education Matters guest: \nJessica Harper, Jackson City Education Association PresidentJessica Harper is beginning her tenth year in the classroom in the Jackson City School District, where she serves as the president of the Jackson City EA.  Jessica recently began her first term on the OEA Board of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qLU1HXpO0BWjHZ9wsRqLDb3niD3HIo0pJs38nc-jHtg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3NTcwLzE2OTEw/ODIxNjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}