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OEA Charles A. Glatt — Human and Civil Rights Award
The Ohio Education Association recognizes achievements in human relations and related intercultural activities that impact children, communities, the educational process, and/or the United Education Profession by presenting the OEA Charles A. Glatt — Human and Civil Rights Award. Dr. Charles …
Holloways — Human and Civil Rights Award
The Holloways Award is presented to an individual OEA member for outstanding contributions to the promotion or execution of excellent human relations skills and interpersonal relationships as modeled by example.
Medicaid keeps many Ohio public school students healthy
by Becky Higgins, OEA President They have books, pencils and a backpack. But will Ohio’s public school students continue to have health care? Maybe or maybe not. It depends on what Congress and the President decide to do about Medicaid. …
Educators recommend Sherrod Brown for the U.S. Senate
COLUMBUS – October 6, 2017 – The National Education Association’s political action committee, the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education, and the Ohio Education Association’s Fund for Children and Public Education (FCPE) have endorsed Sherrod Brown for the U.S. …
OEA urges Ohio Department of Education to verify ECOT’s dropout-prevention eligibility claims
In a letter sent to State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria, Ohio Education Association President Becky Higgins urged that the Ohio Department of Education “use its statutory authority to verify ECOT’s dropout-prevention eligibility claims.” Dear Superintendent DeMaria: When the sponsor …
SCOTUS agrees to hear Janus case on fair share fees
COLUMBUS – September 28, 2017 – The following statement can be attributed to Ohio Education Association President, Becky Higgins: “The decision today by the US Supreme Court to hear arguments in the case of Janus v. AFSCME is part of …
OEA Awards and Scholarships
The upcoming January 21, 2022 deadline is quickly approaching for many OEA awards & scholarships.
There’s still too much testing
Testing has long been misused to the point where it has lost any potential usefulness in the education of our nation’s children. Questions have been raised by parents and educators not only about the amount of testing that takes place, …
September 2017 Ohio Schools
HEART OF IT ALL: Educators and students at center of work to find solutions to Ohio’s growing opioid crisis
OEA says new state report cards don’t tell the whole story
COLUMBUS – September 25, 2017 – “The new report cards showing a statewide improvement in student test scores in many but not all areas of the state are a welcome development,” said OEA President Becky Higgins, “as students adjust to …
