Ohio Federation of Teachers

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…

Collective Bargaining: Root Cause or Solution

As the Ohio legislature moves forward on new policies regarding school…

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…

New School Year, New Challenges

To all of our members who are starting a new academic year, I want to thank you for committing another year to working with our children!

Hopefully you found time this summer to relax, spend time with family, renew your energy, and rekindle the…

Thanks and appreciation are not enough. Teachers need respect, resources, and support.

My message to OFT members and teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Thank you for giving your best through this very…

OFT Update on Vaccines and School Reopening in Ohio

Across Ohio, school districts are facing very different conditions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some districts have been fully open, some are doing hybrid education, and some are still fully remote. We have districts where it’s…

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…

The Governor’s Budget and Education

Full and Fair School Funding is Possible

By OFT President Melissa Cropper

In 2021, teachers, school support staff, parents, and other public education supporters had a historic victory when the framework of the Fair…