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Tuesday, February 15, 4000

STRS Ohio Watchdogs: a public Facebook group you can join

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STRS OHIO WATCHDOGS by Cindy Murphy STRS Ohio Watchdogs monitor the management and investment practices of the State Teachers Retirement...
Sunday, August 27, 3950

Have you joined the Ohio STRS Member Only Forum on Facebook?

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If you are a member of STRS Ohio and have a Facebook account, you are eligible to join thousands of others who make up the Ohio STRS Member...
Monday, June 25, 3900

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Angel of Grief
Monday, June 24, 3850

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Garrison Keillor
Wednesday, May 28, 3800

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Items of interest in the Archives: The 2013 STRS Board Election Many people have been very interested in reading about the irregularit...
Friday, February 27, 3750

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.....so what REALLY happened in 2003 that touched off a firestorm at STRS that is still smoldering today? Read it here , from the Cleve...
Sunday, April 11, 3700

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A MUST READ: Dennis Leone Reform Initiatives as an STRS Board Member  Between 2005 and 2009
Thursday, March 10, 3650

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To find current, day-to-day posts -- pull your scroll bar down a ways, just below the big red arrows (you can't miss them). Thanks. ...
Friday, February 24, 3550

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Monday, April 29, 3450

I know, it's weird.........

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Many posts that appear "at the top" for a while are eventually moved down, where they can be found under their original posting ...
Monday, February 24, 3400

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Handy links: Contacts, information and more (short version) This is an abbreviated version of the original 'Handy links' post.  ...
Tuesday, February 24, 3350

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SPECIAL (must read): Dennis Leone's INVESTIGATIVE REPORT on STRS: May 16, 2003 ... Who is Dennis Leone ? . ....... ( PDF ve...
Tuesday, February 23, 3300

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Blade editorial June 19, 2025: Reform is over.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Edward Siedle: Circus Clowns Center Ring At Ohio Teachers, Minnesota State Pensions; The clown show continues at these massive state pension circuses... but no one's laughing.

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By Edward Siedle June 18, 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025

Dan MacDonald's words to STRS board re: conundrums and sour lemons, and advice to board members

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Dan  MacDonald's speech to STRS board June 12, 2025 MY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - CONUNDRUM  Mr. Chair and members of the Board, good mornin...

Dan MacDonald's report on the June 2025 STRS board meeting

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From Dan MacDonald  June 16, 2025 PERSONAL JUNE STRS BOARD SUMMARY Dan MacDonald attended the June 2025 STRS meeting. I was not present when...
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Trina Prufer: Thoughts after the June 2025 STRS board meeting

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From Trina Prufer June 15, 2025 A Thought Experiment  I was at the meeting last week when the board voted to continue the bonus program. Li...
Saturday, June 14, 2025

Reform at STRS: Rudy Fichtenbaum, STRS Board Chair, answers questions many have had since the June 2025 board meeting

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Reform at STRS By Rudy Fichtenbaum   In the aftermath of the Board vote on PBI at the June meeting, there have been many questions raised ...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Robin Rayfield to STRS board: It may be time for the majority on this board to simply use their majority to force the changes desired.

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Robin Rayfield's comments to STRS board June 12, 2025 Good morning, My name is Dr. Robin Rayfield, Executive Director of ORTA and a ret...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Robin Beebe to STRS board: I have been very busy today looking for elephants in this room. Perhaps we all must be vigilant and "look out" for something else???? Has anyone seen any SNAKES IN THE GRASS???

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Robin Beebe's remarks to STRS board June 12, 2025 My name is Robin Beebe. Retired Master's Degree Teacher of mainly 4th Graders, 2n...

Susan Brannan to STRS board: The Fiduciary responsibility of the 11 on this Board is to manage the STRS pile of CATNIP worth $95 Billion for Actives & Retirees.

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Susan Brannan's speech to STRS board June 12, 2025 Hello, My name is Susan Brannan. I retired in 1995 with 30 years experience as a publ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Trina Prufer: "In the culture of STRS, the highest paid non-contributors actively work in secret against the contributors. Behind the scenes slanted information is fed to legislators, the media and politicians. The non-contributors prosper when the system puts contributors last."

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By Trina Prufer May 9, 2025 Tribalism   One way of looking at how STRS operates is through the lens of tribalism. There are essentially two...
Wednesday, June 04, 2025

A timely commentary by Ohio's Teacher of the Year

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I’m Ohio’s Teacher of the Year. Proposed state budget changes betray our students. By Daneé Pinckney June 4, 2025 Recently, I received a m...
Sunday, June 01, 2025

Colleen Marshall's special update on STRS; The Spectrum, 06/01/2025 regarding the state legislature's attempt to remove teachers' power to control their own pension system

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See the video here ; Colleen Marshall interviews Robin Rayfield and Dean Dennis in the opening footage: COLUMBUS, Ohio  ( WCMH )  – This wee...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Bob Buerkle's message to Ohio legislators: Any legislative actions which would take away the authority of the rightfully and democratically elected Reform STRS Board Members will unify active and retired teachers as never before. It has taken more than a decade of creating social networks with over 60,000 members. That number will quickly double or triple if the legislature takes away our voting rights.

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Ohio STRS Member Only Forum Bob Buerkle May 31, 2025 I write this today, expecting that there will be at least one or more legislators who w...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Trina Prufer comments on Aaron Hood's version of a recent Town Hall in Cleveland Heights

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How NOT to Run a Town Hall  [As conducted by Aaron Hood, interim director of STRS] By Trina Prufer May 29, 2025 1. Assume your audience is s...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

I am asking this board to make an adjustment to the actuarially reduced benefit schedule for all those who retired in 2024. This would simply reflect the change from 34 years of service down to 33 years in a span of 5 months. I ask you to do this because it is the right thing to do for all 2024 retirees.

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Lisa Barber's speech to STRS board May 15, 2025 Good afternoon, I am here today to ask you to be equitable. My name is Lisa Barber.  I r...