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Pepperspectives on STRS Ohio
David Pepper talks about the mess at STRS. David Pepper has published three videos within the past year about STRS Ohio. Pepper talks...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 28, 20241 min read


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 STRS Ohio.
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS reform has begun
Reform has begun at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. The board blocked $10 million in the proposed 2025 budget for a...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 25, 20242 min read


Time is a precious commodity for retired teachers!
Good morning. My name is Robin Rayfield, and I am a STRS retiree and the Executive Director of ORTA. As I travel around the state meeting...
Robin Rayfield
Jun 21, 20242 min read


Will you attend the STRS Ohio Retirement Board meetings on June 20 & 21?
Committee/board action is anticipated on Thursday on the Performance-Based Incentive (PBI) Policy and the Fiscal 2025 Proposed Budget....
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 19, 20241 min read


Toledo 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
Jun 18, 20243 min read


Intrigue. Accusations of betrayal. Rebellion. The new season of “House of the Dragon”?
No, the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System. The board of the $92.6 billion pension fund meets this week, and while an agenda is not...
ORTA Staff
Jun 18, 20241 min read


UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF C + I = B + E
By Rudy Fichtenbaum A while back, someone posted a slide taken from the presentation Aon made to the Board at the November meeting,...
Rudy Fichtenbaum
Jun 10, 20245 min read


Cincinnati Edition Podcast: The power struggle for control of the Ohio teachers retirement fund
Click here to listen to the recording of the podcast. (23 min 19 sec) Ohio’s State Teachers Retirement System controls $90 billion...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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