The CEA Blog

Recently, there have been questions raised why Teachers For Better Schools (the political action arm of your association) only endorsed three candidates for the Columbus Board of Education for a total of five open seats.

 CEA President Rhonda Johnson said:

“We are putting our resources and energy behind candidates who don’t have name recognition and putting our energy into supporting them,” she said. “We selected the candidates we believe will best support the Columbus Public Schools.”

You can read the rest of the article in the Northland News, along with more information about the letter regarding the Buckeye Institute sent to the IRS by the leadership of your Association.

The slate of candidates screened by Teachers For Better Schools (TBS) and endorsed by the Columbus Education Association for the 2007 general election has received press from the local media here and here. A complete listing of the availible candidates can be obtained by viewing this edition  (PDF) of The Voice, the weekly print publication of the Columbus Education Association.