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Blade Editorial: Walz should explain
" Despite the urge to spin it politically, there’s no right or left here. Only right or wrong." - Ted Siedle Recent news articles have...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Aug 13, 20242 min read
Unretire - to leave retirement, to rejoin the workforce
We asked Ohio's retired teachers why they went back to work after they retired. Here are some of their stories.
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Aug 3, 20244 min read
Magistrate Orders Ohio Teacher Pension To Release Investment Documents--Finally
For over 3 years, the Ohio Pension has fought hard to keep its dealings with Wall Street hidden from public scrutiny. By Edward Siedle...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jul 28, 20242 min read
Ohio State Teachers OK'd new incentive plan. It's not enough for reform trustees.
Ohio State Teachers’ Retirement System, Columbus, pension fund approved a leaner incentive plan for investment staff and could lose its...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jul 22, 20244 min read
Tomorrow's ORSC meeting does not bode well for Ohio's teachers
Those of you who watched the Ohio Retirement Study Council (ORSC) meeting on June 13th, know that at the close of that meeting, Senator...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Jul 7, 20241 min read
"Overturning the will of the people is not supporting them." - Robin Rayfield, ORTA
The turmoil at the state teachers pension fund has sparked a lawsuit and a board reshuffle – but a retired teachers’ group says they’ve...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
May 27, 20241 min read
Request for STRS Ohio Public Records: Denied!
On or about February 27, 2024, an Ohio teacher requested copies of any and all petitions (the “Petitions”) submitted for the 2024...
STRS Ohio Watchdogs
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Ohio's public pensions and "private equity chicanery"
Have you ever wondered why Ohio's pensions are permitted to invest taxpayer money in private equity funds even though it is difficult, if...
Cindy Murphy
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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