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Both acting head and CIO of Ohio retired teachers’ pension fund resign amid controversy
The acting executive director of the Ohio retired teachers' pension fund and their chief investment officer have resigned after months of...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Sep 26, 20243 min read
Blade Editorial: Use STRS town hall well
Thursday, the State Teachers Retirement System is holding a town hall meeting in Toledo at the Sanger branch library. Of course the...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Sep 26, 20242 min read
“They’re going to say this is a conflict of interest,” Steen laughed as he grabbed a plate of his celebration cake.
Chaos-filled day at Ohio teachers’ pension board leading to even more ethical concerns A chaos-filled Friday at the retired teachers’...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Sep 24, 20246 min read
"What are we doing wrong?"
Asked STRS Ohio Acting Executive Director at the September 2025 Board Meeting. Happy to answer. Acting STRS ED Lynn Hoover and the Chief...
Dean Dennis
Sep 22, 20244 min read
Wade Steen leaves STRS Ohio Retirement Board
"Ohio teachers are the only public employees in the country contributing more than their pension is worth, and many of our retirees are...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Sep 15, 20242 min read
Has your U.S. Representative signed the discharge petition to force a vote on H.R.82 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Social Security Fairness Act of 2023?
As a rule, we do not post about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) because they are federal...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Sep 12, 20244 min read
Editorial: STRS failing transparency task
We understand that some of our members will object to us reposting this editorial by the Toledo Blade Editorial Board. We believe that...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Sep 5, 20243 min read
A battle is brewing over control of Ohio's teachers pension fund
We'll discuss the controversy over the State Teachers Retirement System with billions of educators' retirement dollars on the line....
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Sep 3, 20241 min read
"I will be cleared of any wrongdoing. I just want to keep on working on behalf of the members to help restore the benefits that I think they were promised and deserve."
"The lawsuit is actually, in this case, not an indication of wrongdoing, but the identification of a concern and a mechanism to put some...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Aug 31, 20241 min read
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