Public Education Matters

Election Day is just weeks away and it is imperative that pro-public education candidates win their races at all levels. Barb Armour, a bus driver in Brunswick City Schools who sits on one of the OEA Fund District Screening Councils, explains how OEA Members decide which candidates should get the support of Ohio's educators. 

• Barb Armour, Bus Driver, Brunswick City Schools
  • Barb Armour has been a bus driver for 28 years. She is a building rep for the Brunswick Education Support Professionals local association. She also serves as ESP At-large on the Northeast Ohio Education Association's (NEOEA) Board of Directors and sits on the NEWOEA District Screening Council 1. Armour was selected as OEA's ESP of the Year in 2020.

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