Forest Grove Education Association

Together with Portland families and our community, we were able to secure major victories on the key issues most important to students, educators, and our schools. More details to come.

𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Happy Labor Day from FGEA!

Great start for Fabela! 👏

Fabela's five touchdowns carry Forest Grove over Century, 39-22 Forest Grove wasn’t perfect, but Kyle Fabela arguably was in the Vikings’ 39-22 win over Century on Friday night, Sept. 1, at Forest Grove High School.

Portland farm makes dramatic statement with this year’s corn maze Bella Organic Farm is once again setting a high bar for local corn mazes.

Anyone else doing some distraction shopping before we head back to work?😂

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Everything You Need To Know About Target's 2023 Teacher Prep Event

Teaching is its own language!

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20 Vocabulary Words That Only Make Sense to Teachers Teachers sometimes seem to have their own language. Here's just a brief list of words you may hear teachers utter from time to time.

As we get ready to head back, remember to attend YOUR needs.

Way to go Penny!

Penny had her first day of work last week.

That’s right. Work. Employment. Four hours, three days a week, at a local cafe and bakery.

She made brownies and spicy walnuts and came home with traces of flour and sugar and chocolate.

I dropped her off on her first day. She squeezed my hand and said, “Mom, this is a dream come true.”

The state of Connecticut has a job program for teens like Penny. They coordinate with local businesses to find summer jobs. The local business pays minimum wage. The state provides a job coach. Everyone wins.

This is what it looks like to assume that everyone can contribute, everyone belongs, and everyone can find ways to make their dreams come true.
The Po Cafe
Ability Beyond
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I’d love to visit this imaginary universe! I bet they pay teachers what they’re worth there too!

Portland Timbers partners with TriMet for free rides to Providence Park The Portland Timbers have announced a new partnership will be offering fans a free way to get to Providence Park on matchday.

And if it could coincide with back to school, that would be great.

Oregon’s oldest ferry, operating since 1844, gets historical designation Created in 1844, the Wheatland Ferry was the first ferry in Oregon that could cross the Willamette River carrying an ox and wagon.

TikTok · Tayler Butler 5526 likes, 474 comments. “Teacher's are the real MVP”

Oregon teen’s bee-autiful license plate design honors state’s busy pollinators Oregonians will soon be able to get a license plate featuring bees and the state as a "pollinator paradise" that was designed by a 15-year-old student.