ACTION ALERT – Urge your State Representative to Oppose SB 83
Teacher burnout a ‘very serious’ issue; more than half may quit – Columbus Dispatch (August 18, 2022)
26th Annual Ohio Schools Create A Cover Contest – Deadline March 1, 2024
RESOURCES
Student and Educator Mental Health – resources from NEA
Responding to Gun Violence – resources from NEA
Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month – resources from NEA
2023-2024 OEA Scholarship, Award & Grant Opportunities
2023-2024 OEA Affiliate Grants – Application Deadline is January 31, 2024
Local Affiliate Wellness Grants
Read Across America
- Video recordings – Watch OEA-R and OEA members celebrate Read Across America by reading books
- Or watch any of the recordings on Facebook: Read Across America Playlist
- Create and Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers – resources from NEA
2022-2023 OEA Wellness Grants – contact your LRC for details
Ohio Schools Magazine digital editions
- December/ January 2023
- February/ March 2023
- April/May 2023
- June/July 2023
- 2023-2024 Member Resource Guide
- October/November 2023
PRESS RELEASES
- October 23, 2023 – OEA & NEA recommend Sen. Brown for re-election to US Senate
- October 2, 2023 – OEA celebrates PEM Day with educators across the state
- September 26, 2023 – OEA stands with the United Auto Workers
- September 14 2023 – OEA celebrates Student Opportunity Profile metrics in state report cards
- September 7, 2023 – OEA congratulates 2024 Ohio Teacher of the Year Mark Lowrie
- August 11, 2023 –OEA, Summit County reveal new Historical Marker
- August 8, 2023 – OEA thanks Ohioans who defeated Issue 1
- June 16, 2023 – OEA deeply troubled with the Senate’s anti-public education substitute version of House Bill 33
- Press Release archive
LEGISLATIVE WATCH RELEASES
- December 4, 2023 – Senate Bill 83 Continues to Receive Substantial Opposition; OEA Launches Updated Legislative Scorecard; Take Action on GPO/WEP Repeal
- November 20, 2023 – OEA Testifies on Academic Intervention Legislation; Senate Passes Bill Placing Insurance Limits on Dental Care; House Bill 214 – Legislation Requiring Local Professional Conduct; Senate Bill 168 – Ohio Senate Considers Wide-ranging “Deregulation” Proposals
- November 6, 2023 – House Committee Adopts Substitute Bill to Senate Bill 83, the Higher Education “Destruction” Act; REMINDER: NEA Action on Department of Labor Overtime Rules; OEA Testifies in Opposition to Bill that would Confuse Educator Professional Standards; OEA Submits Written Opponent Testimony to School Bus Seat Belt Mandate Bill
- November 1, 2023 – NEA Action on Department of Labor Overtime Rules; U.S. Senator Brown Introduces Act Expanding Access to Locally Sourced Food in Schools; U.S. Senator J.D. Vance Joins Senator Brown as a Co-Sponsor of Act to Repeal GPO/WEP
- October 3, 2023 – Redistricting Commission Approves New Legislative Maps; U.S. Senator Brown Introduces Legislation to Increase Federal Educator Tax Deduction; OEA and NEA Officially Endorse Brown’s Re-election; Substitute SB 49 Would Rework Ohio Law Regarding Excused Student Absences
- Legislative Watch archive
- Legislative Scorecard – An interactive Legislative scorecard for each member of the Ohio General Assembly
EVENTS
- December 20 – Wellness Wednesday – Holiday Cookie Decorating
- Educator Appreciation Nights with the Cleveland Cavaliers
- December 16, 2023 – Atlanta Hawks at the Cleveland Cavaliers
- January 15, 2024 – Chicago Bulls at the Cleveland Cavaliers – special fan experience experience available
- March 8, 2024 – Minnesota Timberwolves at the Cleveland Cavaliers – special fan experience experience available
- April 12, 2024 – Indiana Pacers at the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Educator Appreciation Nights with the Columbus Blue Jackets
- December 5, 2023 – Los Angeles Kings
- December 10, 2023 – Florida Panthers
- December 16, 2023 – New Jersey Devils
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