OFT Votes: Endorsements and Voter Information for the 2022 Election
Education and workers' rights are on the ballot this year. View OFT's 2022 endorsements and voter information guide.
All districts must fulfill Highly Qualified Teacher, CCIP equity planning requirements
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.
Belmont College faculty vote to form union
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.
Three Cleveland Charter Schools Sign Historic First Contract
Contract creates Labor-Management Committee, guarantees planning time, rewards experienced teachers.
Teacher leaders look forward to working with new state superintendent DeMaria
OFT welcomes the opportunity to work with Paolo DeMaria as the new state superintendent to address several deep underlying problems impacting public education such as the increased needs children bring to the classroom because of poverty.
OFT-staffed schools in Cleveland, Toledo, Cleveland Heights earn honors
We are proud of our members who staff schools that earned Schools of Promise, High Performing Schools of Honor and High Progress Schools of Honor awards from the Ohio Department of Education. See which schools were named.
Educators Win Historic Union Charter School Organizing Victory in Cleveland
In a historic first for Cleveland, teachers and support staff at University of Cleveland Preparatory School voted overwhelmingly to join the Ohio Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers, hoping to improve conditions for students and teachers. UCP is part of the network of charter schools operated by Cleveland-based I Can Schools. See more