Audience: Education Support Professionals

I Don’t Want to STRIKE, But I WILL! – Stories of OEA Members Fighting for a Fair Contract
Learn from OEA members discussing their experiences of fighting for better learning and working conditions for students, educators, and the communities they serve. Learn some strategies and meet other educators that are managing a bargaining crisis.

Student Loan Forgiveness
On January 10, 2023 the Department of Education released a proposed regulation that delivers on the plan President Biden announced in August to provide millions of borrowers with more affordable monthly student loan payments

A Teacher’s Brain Following Yet Another School Shooting…and Yet Another Misguided Response by Legislators
Ohio Teacher Julie Holderbaum shares more questions whirling around in a teacher’s brain…this time following a school shooting and recent legislation passed in light of it.

Ohio Early Mid-Career Retirement workshop
NEA Member Benefits is proud to offer a special zoom workshop to help members identify what you don’t know that you don’t know about retirement
Introduction to Grievance Processing
Join us for a webinar designed to help stewards, grievance committee members, and leaders understand how the grievance process works and how to make it more effective. We will discuss how to investigate potential grievances, how to work with members …

OEA condemns latest version of House Bill 327
Ohio Education Association condemns latest version of House Bill 327, vows to continue fight to give Ohio’s children an honest education

Backpack Bill would come at enormous cost
The Ohio Education Association (OEA) is sounding the alarm about the grievous consequences House Bill 290 – known as the Backpack Bill — would bring for Ohio’s children and communities. HB 290 would drive a massive hole in the state budget with little accountability for the money, all while leading to greater racial segregation and worse student outcomes, OEA leaders warn.
I Gotta Get Away: Thinking About Spring and Summer Breaks
I Gotta Get Away: Thinking About Spring and Summer Breaks Finding affordable getaways with The NEA Travel Program, the NEA Discount Ticket Program and the NEA Marketplace! Baby, it’s cold outside, but NEA Member Benefits is heating things up …