Public Education Matters

Educators across Ohio have had more and more duties added to their plates with very few items coming off their to-do lists. The result has been increasing burn out rates and plummeting morale. The Pickerington Education Association leadership put out a survey to members to get a better handle on how they were feeling and the support they needed. When the school board pushed back on the results, that galvanized the members to make their voices heard even more. PEA President Brad Harris explains.

• Brad Harris
  • Pickerington Education Association President
  • 19 years teaching in Pickerington Local Schools
  • 7-12 Integrated Social Studies teacher

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