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Students! Enter OEA’s 25th Annual Create a Cover Contest – Deadline to apply March 1, 2023

NEA ACTION ALERT – Write a letter to your Senator to support the passage of the Assault Weapons Ban (S. 25)

Celebrate Ohio’s exceptional educators. Nominate an educator in your community today – Education Champions nomination form

Teacher burnout a ‘very serious’ issue; more than half may quit – Columbus Dispatch

The teacher pay gap hit a record high in 2021, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. In Ohio, teachers are paid 14.4% less than other comparable college-educated workers.

New first-of-its-kind statewide survey of Ohio parents of school-age children by Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio and Baldwin Wallace provides insights into the true perception of whole child approaches to education – nutrition, SEL & more

The Ohio Department of Education’s online application system opens Nov. 1 for renewal of educator licenses that expire June 30, 2023 – https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Licensure/News/Renewal-Applications-Available-for-2023

RESOURCES

REGISTER TODAY – Ohio’s New Educators Beyond the Classroom Winter series – January 31

Apply now for an OEA Award or Scholarship – Deadline January 27, 2023

OEA Secretary-Treasurer’s Fiscal Fitness Award – Deadline January 31, 2023

Apply now for an OEA Education Foundation Grant – Deadline February 10, 2023

New 2022-2023 OEA Wellness Grants – contact your LRC for details

OhioSchools 2022 Member Resource Guide (digital edition)

Ohio Schools magazine – 2022 December – January 2023 (digital edition)

National Schools Lunch Week – resources from the USDA

Responding to Gun Violence – resources from NEA

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Public and Private Sector Actions to Strengthen Teaching Profession and Help Schools Fill Vacancies

PRESS RELEASES

• December 15 – OEA reflects on final days of Lame Duck
• November 16 – OEA applauds State Board of Education members working to end mandatory retention under “Third Grade Reading Guarantee”
• October 10 – OEA calls for end of mandatory retention under Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• September 29 – OEA members offer solutions to state’s growing teacher recruitment and retention crisis
• September 13 – Ohio Education Association celebrates advocacy wins in new state report card system
• September 7 – OEA members recommend pro-public education candidates for statewide, legislative races
• Press Release archive

LEGISLATIVE WATCH RELEASES

• December 16 – HJR 6 Does Not Advance in Lame Duck; Anti-Honesty in Education Censorship Bills Fail to Pass in 134th Ohio General Assembly; Efforts to Gut State Board of Education Fails on House Floor; Ohio General Assembly Approves Spending Bill; HB 554 – Expired Educator Licenses Can Be Immediately Renewed for At Least Two Years; Legislature Passes Bill that Limits Voting Rights; Bill to Repeal Retention Under TGRG Not Enacted; HB 509 – School Psychologist Licenses Moved from ODE to State Board of Psychology
• December 9 – OEA Testifies Against HJR 6; Senate Passes Bill Shifting Education to Governor; Ohio Senate Committee Replaces Trans Sports Gender Exam with Birth Certificate Requirement
• December 2 – OEA Opposes Proposal to Require Supermajority for Citizen-Led Initiatives; OEA Cautions Against Rush to Restructure Education Governance in Lame Duck Session 
• November 18 – SBOE Urges Elimination of Mandatory Student Retention Under the TGRG; Proposal Would Limit Powers of State Board, Make Education and Workforce a Cabinet Agency; Changes to Elections and Voting Rights Poised to Move in Lame Duck; HB 554 and HB 748
• Legislative Watch archive
• Legislative Scorecard – A Legislative scorecard for each member of the Ohio General Assembly

EVENTS

• February 9-11, 2023 – Advocacy and Organizing Institute (AOI) – Deadline to register January 30
• February 22, 2023 –Wellness Wednesday Virtual Paint & Sip
• Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio Educator Appreciation Night – Special ticket offers:
  • February 11, 2023 – Chicago Bulls at the Cleveland Cavaliers
  • March 17, 2023 – Washington Wizards at the Cleveland Cavaliers
  • March 31, 2023 – New York Knicks at the Cleveland Cavaliers
• March 10-12, 2023 – NEA National Leadership Summit
• March 31 – April 1, 2023 – OEA Aspiring Educators Spring Leadership Conference
• June 21-23, 2023 – Summer Leadership Academy – SAVE THE DATE

EDUCATION MATTERS PODCAST

• Season 3, Episode 1 – Celebrating Our Wins
• Season 3, Episode 2 – Ohio Parents Trust Teachers
• Season 3, Episode 3 – The Hard Choice to Walk Away
• Season 3, Episode 4 – Choosing the OEA Member-Recommended Candidates
• Season 3, Episode 5 – “The Kindness Machine”
• Season 3, Episode 6 – Educators on the Ballot
• Season 3, Episode 7 – State Supreme Court Candidate Spotlight
• Season 3, Episode 8 – Supporting Diverse Educators
• Season 3, Episode 9 – The Case Against Mandatory Retention Under the 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee
• Season 3, Episode 10 – A Legacy of Education: The Jessens
• Season 3, Episode 11 – A Legacy of Education: Sandra Dowdy & Calista Altenburger
• Season 3, Episode 12 – Ohio Teacher of the Year Melissa Kmetz
• Season 3, Episode 13 – What’s next for the NEXUS pipeline school funding?
• Season 3, Episode 14 – Standing Together for Education
• Season 3, Episode 15 – A Legacy of Education: Jillian Majzan & Stephanie Hall
• Season 3, Episode 16 – Remembering OEA Awards & Scholarship namesakes
• Season 3, Episode 17 – Working to Repeal GPO/WEP
• Season 3, Episode 18 – Bringing Special Needs Professionals Together
• Season 3, Episode 19 – The ABC’s of CEA’s Larry Carey
• Season 3, Episode 20 – The Columbia Giving Tree
• Education Matters is available on a variety of podcast networks
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Updated January 27, 2023