John Curry refreshes our memory re: trips taken by former STRS Board members on your dime

From John Curry

September 1, 2021

STRS has "been there, done that" before, haven't they. Let us take a little trip back in time, shall we? This time it was a "beach bar bill," wasn't it? Fort Lauderdale and Dallas weren't the only destinations...try Honolulu, Kiawah Island and other exotic places. Dennis Leone told them what to do....they didn't listen. That Leone letter to the Board AND THE OHIO RETIREMENT STUDY COUNCIL (link below) was every bit as riveting as Martha McFerran Dahya's speech was this week. He offered many solutions that STRS AND THE OHIO RETIREMENT STUDY COUNCIL should have followed - but didn't. The sad fact is that far too many educators today never knew what was going on at their retirement system not just now....but for decades! However, THE POLITICIANS DID! Ignorance is bliss! After looking at this chart maybe you can see why Jack Chapman was given the nickname "Travelin' Jack." http://www.avonhistory.org/school/strs1.htm