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Ohio Teachers Pension Fees Are More Than Double What The Pension Reported
In 2021, when STRS Ohio was touting investment fees of only $279 million, we estimated fees of nearly $1 billion. A new analysis based...
Edward Siedle
Dec 24, 20231 min read
Blade Editorial: Keep public comment
Anyone who has ever seen Ohio teachers address the STRS board would understand the hell to pay for restricting that forum. The State...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 23, 20232 min read
"The public needs to be heard." - Pat Davidson
Thank you to Board members Julie Sellers, Rudy Fichtenbaum, and Pat Davidson for pushing back against placing additional restrictions on...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 22, 20231 min read
What Would Have Happened If STRS Used Index Investing?
At the last STRS Board meeting, a Board Member asked, “What would have happened to STRS’s return if it had used index investing?” In that...
Rudy Fichtenbaum
Dec 19, 20234 min read
"STRS Ohio has invested its teacher pension funds in real estate from Boston to Seattle"
The impact of STRS Ohio's commercial retail estate investments on St. Paul's Grand Avenue Grand Avenue’s Pottery Barn to close in early...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 10, 20238 min read
Corruption 101: The biggest red flag to look for
By David Pepper Dec. 6, 2023 "So whenever you see politicians hard at work to eliminate or gut or take over entities that provide...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 8, 20232 min read
'A lot of unhappiness': State Teachers Retirement System board hears concerns about bonuses, future
By Debbie Rogers, The Blade Dec. 6, 2023 BOWLING GREEN — The future of the State Teachers Retirement System, its present management, and...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Dec 7, 20234 min read
SEC Intervention At Ohio Teachers State Pension Is Long Overdue
Mismanagement of investments, skyrocketing undisclosed fees paid to Wall Street, growing secrecy, and, most recently, suspension of the...
Edward Siedle
Dec 2, 20231 min read
Blade Editorial: Pension chief suspended
THE BLADE EDITORIAL BOARD NOV 21, 2023 9:00 PM The State Teacher Retirement System of Ohio Board of Trustees has suspended Director Bill...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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