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

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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

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4 days ago2 min read

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS chaos internal

Preparing for Summer: Discounts & Benefits

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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

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6 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

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May 92 min read

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

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Breaking News! Appeals court orders reinstatement of ousted teachers pension board member

COLUMBUS — A state appeals court on Thursday unanimously found that Gov. Mike DeWine did not have the authority to remove teachers...

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Apr 18, 20244 min read

Request for STRS Public Records: Denied!

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 149.43(B)(1): On or about February 27, 2024, an Ohio teacher requested copies of any and all petitions (the...

ORTA

Apr 14, 20241 min read

Subcommittee Hearing on the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset

"To take away their social security because of their public service diminishes their rightfully earned benefits and penalizes them for...

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Apr 12, 20242 min read

Scott Sloan Podcast: Dr. Robin Rayfield

Is the Ohio teachers pension fund running out of money? Scott Sloan is joined by retired teacher and Ohio Retirement for Teachers...

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Apr 11, 20241 min read

AMBA Webinars 2024

ORTA has partnered with AMBA to offer a series of short webinars about important topics like long term care, Medicare, medical...

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Apr 7, 20241 min read

Vote for ORTA-Endorsed Candidate Michelle Flanigan!

Attention Active Teachers: Ballots for the 2024 STRS board election are arriving in your mailbox this week. Vote for ORTA-endorsed...

ORTA

Apr 4, 20241 min read

Why are we allocating capital to risky investments burdened with high fees and subpar performance?

ORTA President, Dean Dennis, addressed the STRS Ohio Retirement Board at the March Board meeting. With minimal research, Board members...

Dean Dennis

Mar 30, 20242 min read

Battle over board seat for Ohio teachers’ pension could define a limit to the governor’s power

By Colleen Marshall March 26, 2024 A power struggle in the State Teachers Retirement System had a full audience in Ohio’s Tenth District...

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Mar 27, 20241 min read

Former pension board member asks court to override his removal

By Jim Provance, Toledo Blade March 26, 2024 The attorney for ousted pension board member Wade Steen on Tuesday urged a three-judge state...

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Mar 26, 20243 min read

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