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Public Education Matters

 Katie Olmsted

Ohio's public schools serve 1.6 million children - 90 percent of students in the state! What happens in the classroom has impacts far beyond the walls of the K-12 school building or higher ed lecture hall. So, on behalf of the 120,000 members of the Ohio Education Association, we're taking a deeper dive into some of the many education issues facing our students, educators, and communities. Originally launched in 2021 as Education Matters, Public Education Matters is your source for insightful conversations with the people who shape the education landscape in Ohio. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on Public Education Matters? Email us at [email protected]

News Higher Education Politics K-12 Education
Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
22 minutes
Episodes
155
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Making Sure English Learners Have a Voice

Making Sure English Learners Have a Voice

Featured guest: 

  • Kara Jankowski, Dayton-area English Learner teacher
    • Kara Jankowski teaches 4th and 5th grade English learners in West Carrollton, Ohio, and is a member of West Carrollton Education Ass…
00:19:39  |   Thu 22 Apr 2021
Design Ohio's Future

Design Ohio's Future

Enter the Design Ohio's Future contest to redraw Ohio’s district maps 
  • OEA's contest is open to all Ohio middle schoolers, high schoolers, and OEA members. 
  • Categories: Most politically competitive | F…
00:20:45  |   Thu 15 Apr 2021
Doing Whatever It Takes: A Changed Perspective

Doing Whatever It Takes: A Changed Perspective

READ THE BLOG POST | Check out Julie Holderbaum's Doing Whatever it Takes: A Changed Perspective post on Voices of Change here

 

Featured guest: 

  • Julie Holderbaum, High School English Teacher, Minerva, …
00:21:00  |   Thu 08 Apr 2021
State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville):

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville): "It's not about politics"

Featured guest: 

  • State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville)
    • State Representative Gayle Manning is currently serving her second term in the Ohio House of Representatives, after serving two four-year …
00:20:59  |   Thu 01 Apr 2021
Test Anxiety: Hilarious horror stories from a retired testing coordinator

Test Anxiety: Hilarious horror stories from a retired testing coordinator

"These tests are just a snapshot of one day, of one way, of how they're doing on a certain test... The tests did not do what the tests were supposed to do."


Featured guest: 

  • Jane Mitchell, retired teac…
00:21:01  |   Thu 25 Mar 2021
Legislative Update: Standardized testing, school report cards, financial literacy & fair funding

Legislative Update: Standardized testing, school report cards, financial literacy & fair funding

Featured guest: 

  • Jeff Wensing, Ohio Education Association Vice President
    • A high school math teacher from Parma, Ohio, prior to his election as OEA Vice President in Spring 2019, Jeff Wensing served as …
00:18:44  |   Thu 18 Mar 2021
Holding onto the

Holding onto the "Jar Moments"

"I just thought to myself, if I could just bottle this moment up, just to pull out on a rainy day to remember that joy -- [My students] have a way of inviting all of us into something really, really …
00:20:38  |   Thu 11 Mar 2021
The Future of the Fair School Funding Plan

The Future of the Fair School Funding Plan

"The first DeRolph decision came down in 1997, so we've been all those decades without a funding formula. That's why I ran for the statehouse. A retired teacher, I saw the impacts of what was happeni…
00:22:01  |   Thu 04 Mar 2021
Education Matters - Subscribe now!

Education Matters - Subscribe now!

New episodes are published every Thursday morning.

Catch up on the full season so far: https://feeds.transistor.fm/education-matters

  

Then, subscribe to Education Matters for more insightful conversat…

00:00:58  |   Mon 01 Mar 2021
Makerspace Makeover: Delivering Hands-On Lessons to Remote & Hybrid Students

Makerspace Makeover: Delivering Hands-On Lessons to Remote & Hybrid Students

Featured guest: 

  • Rob Niedermeyer, innovation teacher, Reynoldsburg City Schools
    • This is Mr. Niedermeyer’s eleventh year teaching.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from The Ohio State U…
00:18:10  |   Thu 25 Feb 2021
Understanding Ohio's School Funding Formula (or lack thereof)

Understanding Ohio's School Funding Formula (or lack thereof)

"The understanding is it's the state's responsibility to set up a school system with proper funding that will meet the needs of all the kids across the state. We've got 610 school districts, which is…
00:20:57  |   Thu 18 Feb 2021
Serving as a School Counselor in the Pandemic and Beyond

Serving as a School Counselor in the Pandemic and Beyond

"I appreciate being nominated, I appreciate being recognized, I appreciate the opportunity to earn the award, but I don’t think that I do things any different than any of the other school counselors,…
00:21:17  |   Thu 11 Feb 2021
Collective Bargaining in a Crisis

Collective Bargaining in a Crisis

"We truly did what we thought was right, and fought for what we thought was right." - Betsy Baker

Featured guests: 

  • Betsy Baker, Gahanna Jefferson Education Association crisis spokesperson
    • A proud Gahan…
00:17:29  |   Thu 04 Feb 2021
Education in the Age of COVID-19

Education in the Age of COVID-19

Featured guest: 

  • Scott DiMauro, Ohio Education Association President
    • A high school social studies teacher from Worthington, Scott DiMauro was elected President of the OEA in 2019 after having served as…
00:21:31  |   Thu 28 Jan 2021
OEA Presents: Education Matters

OEA Presents: Education Matters

Stay tuned for our first full episode - "Education in the Age of COVID-19" - launching January 28, 2021.

About us:

  • The Ohio Education Association represents more than 120,000 teachers, faculty members…
00:01:04  |   Thu 14 Jan 2021
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