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<br /> OhioSchools<br /> January 2012<br /> A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION<br /> On election night,<br /> OEA President Patricia<br /> Frost-Brooks celebrates<br /> the news that Issue 2<br /> has been defeated,<br /> preserving collective<br /> bargaining rights<br /> for Ohio workers.<br /> preserves worker rights<br /> OEA members make the difference<br /> in defeating Issue 2 to repeal SB 5 p11<br /> Historic Issue 2 victory<br /> <br /> COVER STORY<br /> 11 historic Issue 2 victory<br /> preserves worker rights<br /> OEa members make the difference<br /> in defeating Issue 2 to repeal SB 5<br /> DEPARTMENTS<br /> 2 President’s Message photo by Julie Newhall<br /> Together, we made history<br /> 3 Notebook<br /> nEa Priority Schools Campaign forum highlights promising practices<br /> 4 extra Credit<br /> OEa invites students to celebrate Black History Month<br /> with <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=1"> OhioSchools January 2012 A PUBLICATION Of The OhI</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=2"> </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=3"> COVER STORY 11 historic Issue 2 victory </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=4"> PRESIDENT’S MESSagE Together, we made history By </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=5"> NoTEbook NeA's Priority Schools Campaig</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=6"> ExTRA CrEDIT Oprah Winfrey Presi</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=7"> Join global leaders to affect local and global ch</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=8"> Nominate a teacher for the 2012 National History </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=9"> MAkINg THE graDE NeA foundation awards Columbus </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=10"> Programs in Scioto, Norton and east Muskingum ear</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=11"> (Top) Norton City Schools students Nikki Merchant</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=12"> photos © 2011 Brent Turner, BLT Productions, I (A</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=13"> photo © 2011 Brent Turner, BLT Productions, Inc. </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=14"> photo © 2011 Brent Turner, BLT Productions, Inc. </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=15"> and Michele Prater The Association prov</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=16"> The good people of the buckeye state sent an uneq</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=17"> union-busting Issue 2 motivated member to hit the</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=18"> NEA Executive Committee member Christy Levings (c</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=19"> Lake Local teachers (left to right) Tina Russell,</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=20"> RETIREMENT SYSTEMS uPDaTE STRS ORSC se</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=21"> </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=22"> ASSoCIATIoN OEa ra delegates celeb</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=23"> frost-Brooks presented an </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=24"> 4. OeA vice President Bill Leibens- perg</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=25"> photos © 2011 Brent Turner, BLT Productions, Inc.</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=26"> OeA Board of Directors actions At its meeting hel</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=27"> looking at things has added both insight and levi</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=28"> SAVE THE DATE! April 27 & 28, 2012 OHIO STUDENT E</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=29"> OEA Awards deadline is January 10, 2012 Ple</a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=30"> </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=31"> </a> <a title="January 2012 Ohio Schools page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31f418a3?page=32"> aTTEnTIOn POSTMaSTEr: PLEaSE DELIVEr nO LaTEr THa</a>