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OhioSchools
September 2007
A PUBLICATION Of ThE OhIO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Partners in success p14
Teacher retention efforts garner
national honor for two OEA locals
10 years later, Ohio public
schools remain best choice p20
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COVER STORY 14 Partners in success teacher r
PRESIDENT’S meSSAGe A legacy of leadership STRONG
NoTEbook photo by Bill Noice, OEA-R me
Academy Award-wining actor Richard Dreyfus
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IRS rule will not affect teacher salaries during
2007 state report cards show student improvement
ExECuTIvE DIRECToR’S meSSAGe Adapting and leading
CreDIt Know any Great Ohioans? CAPITOL SqUARE fOU
MAkING tHe GrADe American Education Week, Novemb
OHIO SCHOOLS SEPTEMBER 2007 11
LEGISLATIvE UpDAte School funding amendment not o
It would be a mistake to understate the importanc
CovER StOry Receiving an NEA-Saturn/ UAW
ADVOCATES fOR NEW TEAChERS The National Com
The hCTA and the school district partner
I FEATuRE Teachers and education
During the sessions, participants focused o
(Above left) OEA Vice President Patricia Frost-Br
10 years after charter school law, academic perfo
Among students who are categorized as both
SubjECT mAtter Congress prepares for NCLB reaut
OEA MEMBER ShARES hER NCLB STORY In this issue,
ASSoCIATIoN OEA Board of Directors actions At its
OEA sponsors 2007 Kidsfest For the seco
OEA District RA and delegate briefing schedule fa
Register NOW for the second annual Ohio ESP Confe
SCHooL StOrIeS Calm in the midst of crisis IN RE
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