STRS Ohio has eleven Board members; four are appointed, and teacher members elect seven. These elections end on the first Monday in May....

When all else fails, resort to smear campaigns and unethical tactics to achieve your desired result. This is the political philosophy...

"I just want my COLA" David Pepper did a podcast with Robin Rayfield, Executive Director of ORTA, to clarify all that’s been happening...

Sara Kilpatrick, Executive Director of the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors (OCAAUP), and Melissa...

ORTA's Executive Director, Robin Rayfield; President, Dean Dennis; and President-Elect, Stephen Seagrave confronted the STRS Ohio Board...

Despite histrionic language asserting that State Teachers Retirement System board members Wade Steen and Rudy Fichtenbaum have violated...

Teachers and their Representatives Stood Up -- in Elections, and Yesterday In this topsy turvy political world where the bullies too...

The fight over how the teacher pension fund in the state is being handled is taking center stage with investigations, a lawsuit filed by...

By Rudy Fichtenbaum May 14, 2024 Since I was elected to the Board, I have fulfilled my duty as a fiduciary, acting with integrity and in...

The Ohio Attorney General was investigating the State Teachers Retirement System. This happened after more than a year of turmoil between...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – With multiple investigations launched into the State Teachers Retirement System, results for its latest election...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Years after concerned retirees demanded reform of the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) board, Gov. Mike...

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio needs a new fiduciary governance adviser. The $92 billion retirement fund for 500,000 Ohio...

Ohio State Teachers’ Retirement System, Columbus, has lost Aon as a governance consultant after the firm resigned from the assignment,...

"Ohio’s five public pensions should be prohibited from investing in private equity. Not only would it stop Ohio from profiting off of...

"The illegal behavior of Chairman Dale Price and the senior STRS staff is unacceptable. With news cameras recording every moment, a group...

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 149.43(B)(1): On or about February 27, 2024, an Ohio teacher requested copies of any and all petitions (the...

Attention Active Teachers: Ballots for the 2024 STRS board election are arriving in your mailbox this week. Vote for ORTA-endorsed...

ORTA is pleased to share that the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) has endorsed Michelle Flanigan for a contributing (active) seat on...

“I do know that I’ve asked a lot of questions about benchmarks, about performance, about our investments and alternatives,” Steen...