Dale Price: Why I’m running for STRS Board

This guest blog post is written by Dale Price, who is running for re-election to the STRS Board. STRS members should receive a ballot in the mail during the first week of April. If you do not receive your ballot, you can call the STRS Member Services…

OFT Supports Independent Audit for STRS

Earlier this week, OFT’s Executive Committee voted to support an independent audit of STRS that is being organized by our allies at Ohio Retired Teachers Association (ORTA). The Executive Committee also voted to contribute $10,000 to the fundraising campaign…

Having the Reopen Conversation

This is a guest blog by Terri Hook, Chair of OFT’s Education Issues Committee and Deb Tully, OFT’s Director of Professional Issues

Reopening schools in the fall will be a very delicate and complicated process. To get it right, it is essential that…

Black Lives Matter

Note: I sent this email to all OFT members today. If you are a member and don’t see it in your inbox, please sign up for…

This Holiday Season

A message to OFT members.

It’s almost here. We’re reaching the end of a challenging year for educators, school support staff, and children’s services workers. For many of us, it’s been the most challenging year of our careers as we’ve navigated new technology, worked…

Educators for Biden

What did our students see last night?

Did you watch the debate last night? Did your family watch? Did your students?

When I was a student, I remember my teachers encouraging us to watch Presidential debates and to learn about current events and the political process. What do…

Darrell Lausche: We Can’t Be Silent

This guest blog post is written by Darrell Lausche, who is an Elementary Teacher, member of…

The Work You Are Doing Is Not Going Unnoticed

A message to OFT members during Teacher Appreciation Week:

For years, I have been amazed by what I see when I visit your schools and classrooms. Whether it’s a kindergarten classroom where you are challenging students with…

Labor Day means more to me this year than it ever has before.

Our country has been built upon the…