Our politicians are going into backrooms to draw districts which benefit themselves — to ensure their own re-elections without being accountable to the voters. In order to gain political advantage, they have created bizarre districts that zig zag across Ohio and split apart numerous cities and counties. And then within three months of adopting new congressional districts, the politicians exchanged new maps in secret, changed the districts again, and even changed the date of the election!

Instead of voters choosing their politicians,
politicians are picking their voters.

Few other professionals touch as many people as teachers do. Educators contribute to communities across our state every day in many ways. Since 1985, NEA has celebrated National Teacher Day on the Tuesday of the first full week of May, Teacher Appreciation Week. Teacher Appreciation Week is your opportunity to show your appreciation to teachers for all the effort they put in each day and the education that we receive thanks to them, and to acknowledge the crucial role teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education.

In aftermath of nation’s deadliest high school shooting in six years, the school district’s ongoing priority is to provide appropriate resources that students, staff and families need to deal with the recent tragedy. The critical recovery effort that began on February 27 will continue for a long time to come.