Why Ohio’s Report Card System Is Failing to Make the Grade
Guest Blog By Julie Holderbaum, Minerva EA/OEA | Ohio’s taxpayers want our schools to produce flourishing young adults who will contribute in meaningful and healthy ways to our society, and they spend a lot of money to ensure that this happens.
NEA Representative Assembly
Interested in becoming a state delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly? Declaration of candidacy forms are located at this link.
December 2019 OEA Retirement Systems Update
Report to the OEA Board of Directors — the State Teachers Retirement System, the School Employees Retirement System, & the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System.
OEA on the Issues | OEA Legislative Scorecard | Find My Ohio Legislators
Protect Your Students. Protect Your Contract. Protect Your Profession.
Protect Collective Bargaining and Local Control
The State Takeover law still removes local control of public schools and denies collective bargaining rights for educators based on biased and misleading state report cards.
OEA Endorses Andrew Smith for STRS Board
The OEA Board of Directors endorses Andrew Smith for election to the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) Board. In order to qualify for the ballot, he will need signatures of members from around the state. We are asking local leaders to help in securing signatures for this effort.
Urge Your Senators to Support SB 89
The Ohio House voted with a strong, bi-partisan majority (88-7) in favor of Amended Substitute Senate Bill 89. Through this action, the House seeks to resolve the still looming crisis that would have more than 1,200 public schools eligible for …
OEA/NEA MEMBER-ONLY BENEFITS
Your OEA membership is there to support you in the important, life-changing work that you’re doing. Visit OEA ACCESS to unlock even more dining, travel, auto, retail, and recreational discounts.
OEA Legal Services — Protecting Your Rights
The high cost of hiring an attorney to protect employment rights should not be a deterrent to an OEA member. Each year, the OEA-NEA Legal Services Program provides paid legal representation to members who are forced to take legal action in a matter relating to their job.
Shaping a Vision for Accurate, Meaningful State Report Cards
OEA is calling for an end to the use of arbitrary letter grades and questionable methodologies that are biased against low-income districts. Our goal is to make report cards easier to understand so that they are more useful for parents and the community.
Month-at-Glance — Featured Events
OEA Master Calendar
- 2019-2020 Online Master Calendar — (How to submit and use the calendar portal.)
2019-2020 Online Master Calendar
OEA and ONN’s Tonight in High School Hoops
2020 NEA National Leadership Summit — Mar.13-15th
Learning from the System’s Biography: Examining Trauma, Race, and Education in America
Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Islanders
OSEA – ONE Conference
OEA/ OAESP Annual Statewide Conference
Additional Events
Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Islanders
Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Islanders
Central Ohio Educators! The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Ohio Education Association have an offer for you and your family to catch games of the season. Tickets start at $37 and include a $10 concession credit. Click here or on …
OSEA – ONE Conference
OSEA – ONE Conference
EMPOWER TO ENRICH OSEA • OEA • ONE CONFERENCE This conference will empower and enrich aspiring and early career educators to lead their profession, win on issues that matter most to students and improve public education in Ohio. As our …
OAESP Annual Conference 2020
OAESP Annual Conference 2020
2020 OEA/OAESP Educational Support Professionals: Annual Statewide Conference — Apr. 17-18th. Register Today!
OEA Endorsements for STRS and SERS Boards
OEA Endorsements for STRS and SERS Boards
Beverly Woolridge is OEA’s recommended candidate for the SERS Board [retiree seat], and Andrew Smith as the recommended candidate to the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) Board.
OEA and ONN’s Tonight in High School Hoops
OEA and ONN’s Tonight in High School Hoops
The Ohio Education Association and the Ohio News Network (ONN) are proud to present “Tonight in High School Hoops,” a weekly series featuring a live radio-cast of an area game across the state through ONN’s more than 60 radio affiliates. …
