A group is asking our retirees to pay for pension protection. Avoid these solicitations from Protect Ohio's Pension, Inc. (POP5).
OFT members helped numerous schools and districts earn the state's 2016 Momentum Award. Presented by the state board of education, Momentum Awards recognize schools for exceeding expectations for annual student growth. Which OFT member schools and districts won?
OFT's collaboration with the Ohio Standards Advocates offers us many resources to help teachers enhance their instruction of Ohio's New Learning Standards. Check out professional learning resources, planning guides, classroom resources and a new weekly email newsletter on the Ohio Standards Advocates website.
The Ohio School Breakfast Challenge encourages all schools to give their students a great start to their day with a healthy breakfast. Why? Breakfast helps students do their best with better school performance and attendance. Find helpful tools and resources at www.OhioSchoolBreakfastChallenge.com.
The elimination of federal requirements around "highly qualified" designations does not impact the state's rule that teachers in core subjects continue to meet the "highly qualified" requirement.
Faculty members at Belmont College voted overwhelmingly to form a union affiliated with the Ohio Federation of Teachers. In a count announced today by the Ohio State Employment Relations Board, 90 percent of faculty members supported the union in a vote of 28-3.
