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The ongoing debate over Ohio's teacher pension fund

Today at noon on Cincinnati Edition! Dean Dennis, President of ORTA, will be a guest on Cincinnati Edition. Ohio’s State Teachers...

"I am concerned about my pension." - Nathan Stewart

"I am concerned about my pension". -Nathan Stewart

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 the State Teachers...

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 votes to block bonuses to investing staff, 2 years after $5.3 billion loss

In a move unseen in years for the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, its board narrowly voted to block bonuses to the investment...

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...

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...

If you attend only one Board meeting a year, it should be this one!

The STRS Ohio Retirement Board will meet on Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21, 2024. The Board meeting on June 20 is an important one...

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,...