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Best regards
Zmags
OhioSchools
september 2008
A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Leadership for all:
Building a bridge
to the future p20
Measuring the merits
Obama vs. McCain
on education issues p18
08-ST-102 8/08 Corporate OH 7” x 9.5” PDF (for September Issue)
QUESTIONS HOW DO I PLAN
FOR THE CARE OF MY
AGING PARENTS?
HOW DO I WHERE CAN I GET
PROTECT HER HELP TO MANAGE
FUTURE? MY BUDGET?
ANSWERED.
SOLUTIONS FOR
YOUR CHANGING NEEDS.
When your family is growing up,
their needs are changing, and
so are yours. As new financial
challenges arise, NEA Member
Benefits will help you address
OhioSchools
08-ST-102 8/08 Corporate OH 7” x 9.5” PDF (for Se
COVER STORY 20 Leadership for all:
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Leaving our comfort zone If
NoTEbook NeA unveils plan to reshape federal
10. 8. Debbie Bernauer, Pat Greenawalt
photo compliments of NeA ph
Conference participants will: 1. Gain a better un
ExECuTIvE DIRECToR’S MESSAGE No quick fix in mer
ExTRA CrEDIt Do your students “think outside the
18th Annual Law & Citizenship Conference offers l
MAkINg thE GrADE NeA’s 87th annual American
OeA student leader re-elected to NeA Board At the
OSeA receives national honors OSeA executive Boar
SubJECT mAtter Ohio students show continued prog
however, third-grade mathematics scores dec
08-ST-101 8/08 Valuebuilder OH 7” x 9.5” PDF (for
LEgAL SErvICES It’s the beginning of
Report suspected child abuse. Under Ohio law, all
ELECTIoN 2008 Measuring the merits As the electio
OHIO SCHOOLS SEPTEMBER 2008 19
CovER stOry Building a Bridge t
1. OEA staff welcome members to the 2008
8.
16. 15. 17.
20.-21. Members participate in afternoon sessions
ASSoCIATIoN OeA Board of Directors actions At its
OeA’s day at the Ohio state Fair OeA day the Stat
OeA remembers Columbus leader John Grossman Long
08-ST-100 8/08 Auto-Home OH 7” x 9.5” PDF (for Se
AtteNtION pOstmAster: pLeAse DeLIver NO LAter thA