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Education-related groups launch #PublicSchoolShoutout initiative
A coalition of public education-related associations announces the launch of the #PublicSchoolShoutout campaign.
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?
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.
Van Wert, Port Clinton middle schools earn 'exemplary' honors
OFT teachers at Van Wert Middle School and Port Clinton Middle Schools helped earn those schools honors as Ohio Schools to Watch.
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.
Sen. Brown introduces federal bills on testing, achievement gap
Seeking to improve public education, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently introduced the SMART Act to streamline and improve testing practices, and the CORE Act to bridge the student achievement gap.
State Board Dems stand up for public schools
The State Board of Education Jan. 12 elected two members appointed by Governor Kasich to lead the board. Democrats stake a claim as faction of the board who support public education.