COLUMBUS, Ohio – June 21, 2022 – Frustrated by the District’s unilateral decision to remove its members in the Project Connect program from the union against a backdrop of attacks on teachers and students at the bargaining table, the Columbus Education Association will rally at 4:30 p.m. outside of today’s Board of Education meeting. Authorized…
CEA Urges City Council to Reconsider Tax Abatements for Wealthy Developers
COLUMBUS, Ohio – June 16, 2022 – During a public hearing at City Hall last evening, Columbus Education Association (CEA) member Greg Mild urged City Councilmember Shayla Favor to reconsider policy revisions to the Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) residential tax abatement policy, which allows wealthy developers to continue draining much needed funding from our schools….
CEA blasts District’s decision to strip homeless youth advocates of union status
Columbus Teachers Blast ‘Unconscionable, Illegal’ Decision to Strip Homeless Youth Advocates of Union Status and Contract Protections COLUMBUS, Ohio – June 13, 2022 – The Columbus Education Association, the Union representing nearly 4,500 educators in Columbus City Schools, reacted today to an internal announcement that the District will attempt to unilaterally remove from the CEA…
Columbus Teachers Respond to Levy and Bond Decision: To Fund New Schools, Wealthy Developers and Corporations Should Pay Their Fair Share Too
COLUMBUS, Ohio – May 23, 2022 – The Columbus Education Association, the Union representing nearly 4,500 educators in Columbus City Schools, issued the following statement today in response to the Columbus City Schools Board of Education decision to place a 4.7 mill permanent improvement levy and a $680 million bond on the November ballot: Columbus…
An Open Letter to Our District From Thousands of Columbus Teachers
Superintendent Dixon, We, the undersigned educators, and proud members of the Columbus Education Association, call upon your Administration to immediately institute a two-week temporary remote learning pause to get us through the worst of the current COVID-19 Omicron surge. First and foremost, we agree wholeheartedly with your position that the best learning takes place in-person,…