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OhioSchools
June 2011
A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Movement
OEA members throughout Ohio
join SB 5 referendum petition drive
to repeal SB 5
gains momentum
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COVER STORY
Movement to repeal
SB 5 gains momentum
• SB 5 Referendum petition drive
underway throughout Ohio
• Quinnipiac University poll finds
54 percent of voters
back repeal of SB 5
• The truth about SB 5
• SB 5 Petition drive resources
FEATURES
13 Celebrating School
Student art highlights Ohio’s schools
16
Ohio Schools Create A Cover
contest grand prize winner
Saima Akter, grade 8, Ann
Simpson Davis Middle
School, Dublin
DEPARTMENTS
2 President’s Message
Join the fight for our rights
3 Notebook
OhioSchools
COVER STORY Movement to repeal SB 5 gains momentu
PRESIDENT’S MeSSAge Join the fight for our right
NoTEbook I am NeA. I am OeA. It’s hard to b
Ohio tax study shows shifting tax burden to indiv
OeA’s endorsed candidate re-elected to STRS Board
ExTRA CReDIT Make the Rock Hall of Fame and Mus
SAVE the DATE: August 1-3 Columbus
MAkING THe gRADe OeA student members share in cre
OeA honors members, public education advocates wi
Paula Church ESP Award Paula Church, Trumbull Car
Register now for the 21st Annual Law & Citizenshi
FEATuRE Celebrating school STUDeNT ART hIGhLIGh
Create a Cover Contest winners GROUP A WINNERS: G
GROUP C WINNERS: GRADES 9-12 Angela
CovER STORy
photos by Susie Lehman Special recognition is du
As science teachers, we strive to find good scien
The local where I teach is very small and we alre
photo by Susie Lehman SB 5 REFERENDuM
lEGISlATIvE uPDATe Senate continues to hear budg
ASSoCIATIoN 1.
OEA members rallied behind the effort to
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photos © 2011 Brent Turner, BLT Productions, Inc.
8. 9. 10. 13.
Report of the OEA Secretary-Treasurer An inde
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION FOR YE