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What is the STRS board hiding from its members?
Why not comply with a lawful order that provides a modicum of transparency for our members and lifts the veil of secrecy that has plagued...

Robin Rayfield
Aug 15, 20242 min read
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Pepperspectives & STRS Ohio
David Pepper has published three videos within the past year about STRS Ohio.

ORTA Staff
Jul 10, 20241 min read
651 views


Toledo Blade Editorial Board: Restore pension confidence
Mr. Steen and Mr. Fichtenbaum support a bonafide best practice, which used to be all Ohio allowed. Controversy abounds at the State...

ORTA Staff
Jul 8, 20243 min read
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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 Staff
Jun 26, 20242 min read
2,008 views


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 Staff
Jun 18, 20243 min read
1,072 views


Ohio's teachers are under attack. Again!
STRS Ohio Board members Rudy Fichtenbaum and Wade Steen are incurring legal fees defending themselves against the lawsuit brought against...

ORTA Staff
Jun 1, 20241 min read
1,034 views


Mike DeWine’s smear campaign against pension board’s Wade Steen tarnishes his reputation
When all else fails, resort to smear campaigns and unethical tactics to achieve your desired result. This is the political philosophy...

ORTA Staff
May 28, 20243 min read
1,275 views


Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS suit weak
Despite histrionic language asserting that State Teachers Retirement System board members Wade Steen and Rudy Fichtenbaum have violated...

ORTA Staff
May 19, 20243 min read
1,408 views


Ohio State Teachers loses Aon as consultant amid board turmoil
Ohio State Teachers’ Retirement System, Columbus, has lost Aon as a governance consultant after the firm resigned from the assignment,...

ORTA Staff
May 3, 20242 min read
1,175 views


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ORTA Calls for Removal of STRS Board Chair
"The illegal behavior of Chairman Dale Price and the senior STRS staff is unacceptable. With news cameras recording every moment, a group...

ORTA Staff
Apr 23, 20242 min read
1,598 views


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 Staff
Apr 4, 20241 min read
712 views


Court rules in favor of teachers, but will it be appealed?
In a huge victory for teachers this week, an Ohio court held that pro-teacher board member Wade Steen should be reinstated to the STRS...

ORTA Staff
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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Wade Steen reinstated to STRS Ohio Board
COLUMBUS, OH – Earlier this morning, the Tenth District Court of Appeals issued its much-anticipated Magistrate’s Decision holding that...

ORTA Staff
Feb 6, 20242 min read
3,115 views


Ousted Ohio teachers’ pension fund board member claims wrongful removal in lawsuit
“I do know that I’ve asked a lot of questions about benchmarks, about performance, about our investments and alternatives,” Steen...

ORTA Staff
Jun 8, 20231 min read
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