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Give yourself a #PublicSchoolShoutout

There are great things happening in our neighborhood public school classrooms every day. Use the hashtag #PublicSchoolShoutout to celebrate and lift up stories from our public schools.

Eight OFT-staffed schools earn All A award

Congratulations to eight schools where educators are represented by OFT that received the 2017 All A Award. The eight schools represent five of our  locals. The All A Award is presented by the state board of education recognizing schools that earned straight As on all applicable report card measures. Awards mark the hard work of our members at Cleveland's Clark School, Citizen's Leadership Academy and Glenville High School, Toledo's McTighe Elementary and Whittier Elementary, Cincinnati's Roberts Academy: A Paideia Learning Community, New Lexington Middle School and Triad Middle School.

OFT members help schools earn Momentum Awards

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?

Friedrichs case threatens America's working families

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 11 in Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association. The case challenges whether employees who benefit from a union should pay their fair share for the representation they receive. As the court considers this case, we’ll continue to mobilize our members and communities in support of our right to work together in our unions. More information.

OFT hosts signature event to highlight importance of PSRPs

More than 40 classroom aides, bus drivers, school nurses and other non-teaching paraprofessionals and school related personnel (PSRPs) gathered May 16 for the first event of its kind hosted by the OFT to draw attention to the critical role they play in a child's education and the success of our schools.