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OhioSchools
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006
A PUBLICATION OF THE OHIO EDUCA TION ASSOCIATION
Complete results of the
OEA Member Survey p14
OHIO SCHOOLS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 31
YOU GIVE THEM ALL YOU CAN,
even things they're not aware of.
YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN IN SO MANY WAYS.
Some of the most important are the things they never see, like when
you protect them with life insurance. If something happened to you,
it's vital that their future is secure. The NEA Members Insurance Trust
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To learn more about life insurance, find out how much you need,
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A policy of caring
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YOU GIVE THEM ALL YOU CAN, even things they're no
COVER STORY 14 View from the classroom
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE An education in itself OEA ME
NOTEBOOK Show your support for public education
OPERS elects board members The Ohio Public Employ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE The Year of the Loca
EXTRA CREDIT Explore the Nanoworld www.mrsec.wisc
If you're hospitalized because of a serious illne
MAKING THE GRADE When a student knows that you s
photo courtesy of CPEA Canton local wins NEA Urb
OEA congratulates 2004-2005 National Board recipi
D Hawki
FEATURE The Wages of Teaching NO SCHOOL ADMINISTR
The point about tying teaching salaries to
COVER STORY Ohio’s education system
As might be expected, you are feeling incre
SHOULD SCHOOLS BE RUN THE WAY BUSINESSES ARE?
Another striking finding is that OEA member
GRADING THE GOVERNMENTS Since you are subje
RESPONSES CAME FROM EVERY REGION, FROM EVERY POLI
FEATURE STRS, HCA campaign shows support for legi
The STRS and HCA campaign spoke to the conc
FEATURE Read Across America speaks volumes about
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? Contact your local scho
ASSOCIATION Columbus EA honors Dr. King Columbus
OEA District RA/ Delegate Briefing schedule NWOE
OEA staff news Dolores Tufaro joined the OEA as L
The 2006 NEA Representative Assembly will
SCHOOL STORIES Local leader As a le
Low rates exclusively for NEA members like you.
ATTENTION POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER NO LATER THA