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OhioSchools
NOVEMBER 2005
A PUBLICATION OF THE OHIO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Hands and
hearts 13
OEA members and their
students rush to aid victims of
Gulf Coast hurricanes
Clockwise from above: A Mississippi
school library in ruins, bookfairs raise
funds, and students collect donated
items for the coast
Seeking a
solution 23
HCA, STRS hold member
Health Care Discussions
statewide
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32 OHIO SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2005
COVER STORY
13 Hands and hearts
OEA members, students offer aid
to hurricane victims
Right: Lakeview (Stow-Munroe
Falls) students collect clothing,
canned goods and personal items
for hurricane victims.
FEATURES
OhioSchools
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COVER STORY 13 Hands and hearts OEA m
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Re-investing in our infras
NOTEBOOK OEA joins bipartisan group in supportin
4 OHIO SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2005 If you're hospital
Good government builds great public schools MAKI
EXTRA CREDIT NEA Foundation seeks grant applic
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE Vote for reform, p
MAKING THE GRADE Ohio Schools magazine now avai
THINK History SOUTHEASTERN OHIO DISTRICTS RECEIV
SUBJECT MATTER Educator Standards Board: Standar
CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: BE
Active local association members may— throu
COVER STORY Empathy and action
HANDS AND HEARTS ➤ FROM 13 Kids at Mason E
Hoover medical technology students sold bak
HANDS AND HEARTS ➤ FROM 15 Students from
Stories of hope SCHOOL BOOK FAIR PROVIDES READING
HANDS AND HEARTS ➤ FROM 16 Fifth-graders a
A recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling will preserve
EDUCATION ADVERSARIES Although many educati
AWARENESS OF ANTI-LEVY GROUPS ESSENTIAL Local le
Welcome to OEA Access! ANOTHER BENEFIT OF YOUR O
This fall, the State Teachers Retirement System o
14 percent of your employer’s teacher payroll is
ATTEND A HEALTH CARE DISCUSSION MEETING* P
Declaration of Candidacy forms NEA DELEGATE FORM
Proposed amendments to OEA’s Constitution and Byl
SCHOOL STORIES Local leader OEA MEMBER STRES
Low rates exclusively for NEA members like you.
ATTENTION POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER NO LATER THA