Many NEOEA-Retired members keep in touch with colleagues still working in the schools.  Please inform your active but soon to be retired friends that OEA provides a one year membership to OEA-Retired at no charge.  In order for the membership to be activated, OEA needs to know of the retirement event.  Although a member’s retired status will be reported up by their local during the annual membership drive when school starts, members may notify OEA to convert their status by contacting the OEA Member Help Line and providing details regarding their last work day as an active member and their non-school e-mail address.   

Summer is just around the corner, and that means our

SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE registration is open!!

The conference will be held July 16-17 at Corporate College East.

We will offer two days of training for you, local leaders, and all members. This year we are offering amazing sessions on Wednesday afternoon, as well as a presidents’ track, building representative training, leadership sessions, and grievance processing training on Thursday – to name just a few of the topics. We have something for all members – regardless of your title or your position in the local.

Keynote speaker is Daneé Pinckney Ohio Teacher of the Year

Graduate credit is also available from Lake Erie College.

The petition drive to place the repeal of SB1 on the November ballot will be ending June 21.  Add your name to the signers and support our higher education professionals in Ohio.  

Repeal Senate Bill 1 – Petition Signature Collection

More Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Look for volunteers and sign when you visit the following locations in town:

Northeast Area Signing Locations

Other Locations Statewide

Stand with Ohio Higher Education: Help Repeal SB1 – Sign, Volunteer, Donate

Ohio’s Senate Bill 1 directly threatens academic freedom, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our state’s public colleges and universities. While SB1 primarily targets higher education, its erosion of shared governance and labor rights undermines principles that affect all educators. A referendum campaign is now underway to put the repeal of SB1 before Ohio voters, and we need your help. The below resources are from the YSU-OEA campaign to place SB1 on the ballot. Please note that this information is intended for OEA members and staff informational purposes only.

How You Can Help

• Sign the Referendum Petition
  • Visit and sign the petition at https://tinyurl.com/4y3xv3nd.
  • If you have already signed, please encourage eligible colleagues to do so.
• Donate to Support Petition Printing and Outreach
  • Contribute to offset costs of printing petitions, promotional materials, and logistics: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/fund-petition-printing?source=direct_link&.
  • Even small donations help ensure we have enough materials across all 88 counties.
• Stay Informed via the Campaign’s Newsletter
  • Subscribe to regular updates on progress, deadlines, and local events: https://ohsb1petition.substack.com
  • Please share the newsletter link within your network so more Ohioans stay informed and engaged.

Spread the Word

• Share these links above on social media, community groups, and among colleagues.

Are You Ready for Some Baseball?

Join the Retired Organizing members on June 10 for a night of baseball and fun! The Guardians will be playing the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 p.m. We have reserved lower section seats for $33 each. Bring your colleagues, family and friends. It promises to be a great night with our Guardians winning.

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 10, at 6:40 vs. Cincinnati Reds

Location:  Progressive Field

We live in a time where there are unprecedented attacks on public education from extreme politicians and special interest groups in Columbus and Washington, D.C.

Because Public Education Matters, we are joining NEA, AFT, and Allies across the country on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, for a Protect our Kids Day of Action.  

It’s no secret that the nominee for the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, and the Trump Administration are seeking to dissolve the Department of Education. This unprecedented act will gut billions in federal public education funding for lower-income students in rural, suburban, and urban areas and students with disabilities.

And in Ohio, stable and adequate funding for our schools is also at risk.  Leaders in the Ohio General Assembly have signaled that they do not intend to fully update and phase in the Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP). In fact, in the current proposed budget (Ohio House Bill 96), their plan will cut public school funding in Ohio by over $100 million while increasing funding to unaccountable private school vouchers and shifting the responsibility to funding our schools to local communities.

Both federal and state cuts to public education funding will devastate our students, potentially increasing class sizes, ending critically essential programs, and forcing districts to cut staff. 

OEA asks that members wear “Red for Ed” and share their pictures on social media on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, during the national Protect our Kids Day of Action.  On this day, we will stand with educators, parents, community members, and allies across Ohio and the country to oppose education funding cuts at the federal and state levels.
As a reminder, we are asking members to:

1. Gather before school on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in a statewide “Red for Ed” day in conjunction with the Protect our Kids Day of Action.
2. We ask that you please take group photos with your colleagues and post them to your social media using the hashtags:
   1. For Facebook and X: #ProtectOurKids and #ProtectOurKidsOH
   2. For Instagram: #ProtectOurKids and #ProtectOurKidsOH
3. Take OEA’s pledge to protect our students and schools!

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