COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Education Association (CEA), the union representing more than 4,500 Columbus City Schools educators, has officially launched CEA’s 2025 Contract Campaign alongside parents and community members from the Columbus Education Justice Coalition. In a video released today to celebrate the campaign launch, the union announced that for the first time ever…
Spring 2025 Election
The following elected positions will be filled in the 2024-2025 election cycle. For National and State: 2025 NEA Local Delegates; NEA State At Large Delegates*; 2025-26 OEA Delegates. Update: The voting window for units is set to begin on Monday, March 17th and end on Tuesday, April 1st. Tally day is Wednesday, April 2nd. For Local (CEA): District 2 Governor…
CCS School Board’s Holiday Gift to Neighborhoods and Students: Abandonment
Columbus, OH – The following statement regarding the Columbus City Schools Board of Education vote to close multiple schools can be attributed to Columbus Education Association President John Coneglio: “A sure sign of leadership failure is a shrinking school district in a rapidly growing city. Mere months after the community agreed to support school investment…
Our Students are Watching
Columbus, OH – The following statement can be attributed to Columbus Education Association President John Coneglio: “As an 18-year social studies teacher who taught hundreds of CCS students about the basic responsibilities of elected officials and good governance, it is beyond disappointing that many of our Board Members, who should be looked to as examples…
Amid CCS Leak Scandal, CEA Demands Answers on Elements of Plan Being Executed Despite Board Statements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbus, OH – Days after a shocking leaked Columbus City Schools memo [READ LEAKED MEMO] regarding the Superintendent’s Community Facilities Task Force detailed plans to use racial divides to attack opponents of school closures and hide information from taxpayers, evidence has begun to emerge that elements of the leaked plan have, in…