TeachOfTheYear

Is that a hockey question? I think you are on the wrong AMA

As an Oregonian, I vote to for these safety nets 100% of the time. Your post just proved that at least some things are working. Since this all stems from medical issues, I wonder if you can get into assisted housing? It is also there, but the waitlists can be incredibly long.

In Oregon we have laws against discriminating against people based on their sexuality. But even with those, it was obviously not enough.

The Teachers Union provided legal assistance and a terrific lawyer and my uniserv from the Union fought like a tiger for me. I also got my own lawyer eventually and when the district put me on leave I started a gofundme to cover the costs of filing the federal case and depositions. The public was incredible!

(that was a joke)

Lol! NO! In fact, being teacher of the year is expensive! I didn't even own a suit when I won so I had to pony up and get business clothes, etc. Our 1996 Explorer also couldn't take the mileage and had to be replaced (The seat broke off as I was driving home from a speaking engagement in Salem and I found myself basically laying in the back seat!). I also sent a thank you for every event and meeting. I stopped counting at 300. That's a lot of stamps!

Every state has different awards--mine came with a nice cash prize that I shared with my educations assistants. (who are awesome, by the way!)