All Episodes
Displaying 141 - 154 of 154 in total
Design Ohio's Future
Ohio is notorious for gerrymandering legislative district maps so politicians can choose their voters and not the other way around, but this year, when the maps are re...
Doing Whatever It Takes: A Changed Perspective
We tend to celebrate the educators who go to extraordinary lengths to serve their students, to the point where some educators feel like they're slacking if they're not...
State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville): "It's not about politics"
A key player in many of the education decisions coming out of the Ohio statehouse is State Rep. Gayle Manning, a Republican representing the 55th Ohio House district w...
Test Anxiety: Hilarious horror stories from a retired testing coordinator
Standardized testing is making headlines as lawmakers attempt to navigate the COVID-19 landscape against ongoing federal requirements, but ask the teachers who are in ...
Legislative Update: Standardized testing, school report cards, financial literacy & fair funding
What happens in the classroom depends in large part on what happens in the Statehouse. OEA Vice President Jeff Wensing has been keeping a close eye on all of the bills...
Holding onto the "Jar Moments"
This year has been incredibly hard on students, parents, and educators alike, but when times are tough, Intervention Specialist Chris Williams draws on his "jar moment...
The Future of the Fair School Funding Plan
Ohio's kids have been waiting decades for lawmakers to fix the state's unconstitutional school funding system. Now, thanks to a years-long bipartisan partnership betwe...
Education Matters - Subscribe now!
Subscribe to Education Matters for thoughtful discussions about the major education issues in Ohio with the people who are shaping our students, schools, and communiti...
Makerspace Makeover: Delivering Hands-On Lessons to Remote & Hybrid Students
Things have come a long way since your grandpa's shop classes. Many students are now using cutting-edge technology in innovative makerspace classrooms, not only creati...
Understanding Ohio's School Funding Formula (or lack thereof)
Ohio's school funding system is broken. It was declared unconstitutional in 1997, and the state has been waiting for reforms to address the adequacy and equity issues ...
Serving as a School Counselor in the Pandemic and Beyond
Most of the time, educators are unsung heroes, quietly going about their work to meet their students' needs and set them up for success. Occasionally, their work is re...
Collective Bargaining in a Crisis
Collective bargaining agreements - the contracts between local associations and their employers - set the working conditions for educators and the learning conditions ...
Education in the Age of COVID-19
As schools around Ohio continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, whether reaching students in person or through remote platforms, the education landscape con...
OEA Presents: Education Matters
Subscribe to Education Matters for thoughtful discussions about the major education issues in Ohio with the people who are shaping our students, schools, and communiti...