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SUDDES: GOP leaders say Ohio can’t afford Fair School Funding Plan, yet money abounds for vouchers

ORTA

2 days ago2 min read

SUDDES: GOP leaders say Ohio can’t afford Fair School Funding Plan, yet money abounds for vouchers

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS chaos internal

ORTA

4 days ago2 min read

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS chaos internal

Preparing for Summer: Discounts & Benefits

ORTA

5 days ago2 min read

Preparing for Summer: Discounts & Benefits

The mission of ORTA is to monitor, advocate for, and protect the pensions and benefits of its members.

Dean Dennis

6 days ago2 min read

The mission of ORTA is to monitor, advocate for, and protect the pensions and benefits of its members.

Comparing Ohio Pension Plans

ORTA

7 days ago3 min read

Our pension is in difficult shape. It is under attack by its own leaders and the politicians in Ohio. Action today may save us.

Robin Rayfield

May 162 min read

Our pension is in difficult shape. It is under attack by its own leaders and the politicians in Ohio. Action today may save us.

ORTA joins with other member organizations that strongly object to any move that will change the democratic composition of our pension board.

ORTA

May 131 min read

"Following an independent review of this matter, we overrule all three of STRS’s objections, and we adopt the magistrate’s decision."

ORTA

May 111 min read

"Following an independent review of this matter, we overrule all three of STRS’s objections, and we adopt the magistrate’s decision."

Who Do You Trust: Teachers/Retirees, or the Politicians? Another Potential Attack on Democracy and Representation

ORTA

May 92 min read

Who Do You Trust: Teachers/Retirees, or the Politicians? Another Potential Attack on Democracy and Representation

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The ongoing debate over Ohio's teacher pension fund

Today at noon on Cincinnati Edition! Dean Dennis, President of ORTA, will be a guest on Cincinnati Edition. Ohio’s State Teachers...

ORTA

Jul 2, 20241 min read

"I am concerned about my pension." - Nathan Stewart

"I am concerned about my pension". -Nathan Stewart

ORTA

Jun 27, 20242 min read

ORTA is issuing a “truth to power” warning

The Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association (ORTA) is warning the press to closely follow what is happening at the State Teachers...

ORTA

Jun 26, 20242 min read

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS reform has begun

Reform has begun at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. The board blocked $10 million in the proposed 2025 budget for a...

ORTA

Jun 25, 20243 min read

STRS votes to block bonuses to investing staff, 2 years after $5.3 billion loss

In a move unseen in years for the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, its board narrowly voted to block bonuses to the investment...

ORTA

Jun 21, 20243 min read

Time is a precious commodity for retired teachers!

Good morning. My name is Robin Rayfield, and I am a STRS retiree and the Executive Director of ORTA. As I travel around the state meeting...

Robin Rayfield

Jun 21, 20242 min read

Blade Editorial: Oversight requires transparency

Ohio pensions provide Wall Street soothsayers more than $60 billion without even knowing what investments they’ve purchased. The Ohio...

ORTA

Jun 18, 20243 min read

If you attend only one Board meeting a year, it should be this one!

The STRS Ohio Retirement Board will meet on Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21, 2024. The Board meeting on June 20 is an important one...

ORTA

Jun 15, 20242 min read

UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF C + I = B + E

By Rudy Fichtenbaum A while back, someone posted a slide taken from the presentation Aon made to the Board at the November meeting,...

Rudy Fichtenbaum

Jun 12, 20245 min read

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