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Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association

Fighting for Ohio's teachers since 1947!

ORTA advocates for the pensions and benefits of Ohio's active and retired educators, demands accountability from the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, and lobbies Ohio's legislators to to provide a strong and sustainable retirement system for all Ohio educators, Pre-K through higher education.

ORTA Chapter of the Month

Portage county is the home of Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park and the Portage County Retirement for Teachers Association. PCRTA is an active chapter offering a variety of social and volunteer activities for retired teachers, as well as classroom grants for local active teachers, and scholarships for future teachers.

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Featured Post!

What's wrong with STRS? Darn near everything!

ORTA Staff

Nov 19
1 min

What's wrong with STRS? Darn near everything!

"It doesn't surprise me that something like this could happen because of the lack of oversight for decades at STRS. There has been...

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Pension Defense Fund

Ohio's Governor has declared war against teachers by attacking their pension. He's standing in the way of reform. ORTA has started a fund to develop resources for legal and professional assistance in fighting for Ohio's teachers. Please make a donation.

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ORTA advocates for the pensions and benefits of Ohio's educators, demands accountability from STRS Ohio, and lobbies Ohio's legislators to provide a strong and sustainable retirement system. We rely on membership dues to continue our work.

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