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Get to Know 40-Year OAPSE Member Sheila Dawkins-Flinn

OAPSE members do important work all over the state, and we want to introduce you to some of the more than 36,000+ who are making a difference for Ohio’s children and families. We are doing a series of short videos showing our members at work and highlighting the critical roles they play in public education. […]

Get to know Head Custodian Derrick Fields!

OAPSE members do important work all over the state, and we want to introduce you to some of the more than 36,000+ who are making a difference for Ohio’s children and families. We are doing a series of short videos showing our members at work and highlighting the critical roles they play in public education. […]

Get to Know OAPSE Members and the Work We Do!

It’s back to school time, and OAPSE members are ready for a great year! We have the buses ready to roll. The buildings are spotless. Student records are up-to-date and school offices are set to welcome children. Cafeterias are stocked and ready for hungry kids. And libraries are organized and quiet – but not for […]

Local 473 Members “Stuff the Bus” With School Supplies

OAPSE members go the extra mile for the students they work with every day. So when members of Local 473 at Berea City Schools saw that their students needed help with school supplies, they did something about it and created the “Stuff the Bus” campaign, which collected more than $4,000 worth of supplies for district […]

State Budget Harms Schools, Public Services

Just in time for the June 30 deadline, the Republican-controlled legislature passed the 2018-2019 Ohio biennial budget, which includes cuts to local governments and to hundreds of public school districts across the state. OAPSE members who want to see how their school districts fared in the final budget can take a look here. Overall, more […]