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Ohio retired teachers’ pension fund hires new executive director

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

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Ohio retired teachers’ pension fund hires new executive director

$96B Pension Crisis Looming Over Ohio Teacher Retirement System Has National Implications, Reform Advocates Say

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

1 day ago5 min read

$96B Pension Crisis Looming Over Ohio Teacher Retirement System Has National Implications, Reform Advocates Say

Tribalism

Trina Kay Prufer

3 days ago2 min read

The Spectrum with Colleen Marshall: Teachers’ retirement fund; Meta at the Statehouse; Ohio governor’s race

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

Jun 21 min read

The Spectrum with Colleen Marshall: Teachers’ retirement fund; Meta at the Statehouse; Ohio governor’s race

Any legislative actions which would take away the authority of the rightfully and democratically elected Reform STRS Board Members will unify active and retired teachers as never before.

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 312 min read

Any legislative actions which would take away the authority of the rightfully and democratically elected Reform STRS Board Members will unify active and retired teachers as never before.

NBC4 Investigates: Reforms to teacher pension fund hit roadblocks (Part 2)

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 301 min read

NBC4 Investigates: Reforms to teacher pension fund hit roadblocks (Part 2)

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Pension Watchdogs speak truth to power!

Many thanks to the teachers who addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on May 15, 2025. Click on the button below to...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 231 min read

We have worked too hard to acquiesce to such an authoritarian, antidemocratic move. We cannot, and will not let this stand.

Karen Loeffler adressed the STRS Board during Public Participation on May 15, 2025. My name is Karen Loeffler. I retired in July 2012...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 222 min read

SUDDES: GOP leaders say Ohio can’t afford Fair School Funding Plan, yet money abounds for vouchers

With no meaningful property-tax relief in sight for Ohio homeowners, and a June 30 deadline for passing a new state budget, the General...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 212 min read

The mission of ORTA is to monitor, advocate for, and protect the pensions and benefits of its members.

Is history repeating itself? We hope not. Dean Dennis addressed the STRS Ohio Board during Public Participation on May 15, 2025. We...

Dean Dennis

May 202 min read

Ohio Teachers Pension Ordered To Release Investment Documents

Since early 2021, we have asked the $96 billion public pension to disclose to the public all contracts, including any private placement...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 201 min read

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS chaos internal

The STRS board majority now knows its in-house lawyers are actively and unethically working against their agenda. If it’s serious about...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 192 min read

Two candidates backed by teachers’ union elected to teachers’ retirement system

Unions, wary of legislators’ approach to STRS board, say group should continue to be made up mostly of elected members. The two newly...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 153 min read

State 'really needs transparency'

A start-up financial firm that tried to land business with the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is criticizing the pension staff...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 153 min read

We grant Siedle a writ of mandamus ordering STRS to comply with Siedle's first investment managers request in the February 2021 letter and the first Panda Investments request in the June 2021 letter.

"This decision brings us one step closer to finally seeing the damning investment documents STRS has been fighting for years to keep...

STRS Ohio Watchdogs

May 142 min read

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Ohio retired teachers’ pension fund hires new executive director

$96B Pension Crisis Looming Over Ohio Teacher Retirement System Has National Implications, Reform Advocates Say

Tribalism

The Spectrum with Colleen Marshall: Teachers’ retirement fund; Meta at the Statehouse; Ohio governor’s race

Any legislative actions which would take away the authority of the rightfully and democratically elected Reform STRS Board Members will unify active and retired teachers as never before.

NBC4 Investigates: Reforms to teacher pension fund hit roadblocks (Part 2)

Pension Watchdogs speak truth to power!

We have worked too hard to acquiesce to such an authoritarian, antidemocratic move. We cannot, and will not let this stand.

SUDDES: GOP leaders say Ohio can’t afford Fair School Funding Plan, yet money abounds for vouchers

The mission of ORTA is to monitor, advocate for, and protect the pensions and benefits of its members.

Ohio Teachers Pension Ordered To Release Investment Documents

Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS chaos internal

Two candidates backed by teachers’ union elected to teachers’ retirement system

State 'really needs transparency'

We grant Siedle a writ of mandamus ordering STRS to comply with Siedle's first investment managers request in the February 2021 letter and the first Panda Investments request in the June 2021 letter.

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