Choosing the OEA Member-recommended Candidates - Season 3, Episode 4
Election Day is just weeks away and it is imperative that pro-public education candidates win their races at all levels. Barb Armour, a bus driver in Brunswick City Schools who sits on one of the OEA Fund District Screening Councils, explains how OEA Members decide which candidates should get the support of Ohio's educators. MORE | OEA Members can learn more about the OEA Member-recommended candidates on the ballot in their community by visiting Ohioballot.com. You can also learn more about the OEA Fund and its screening and endorsement process here.
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Featured Education Matters guest:
- Barb Armour, Bus Driver, Brunswick City Schools
- Barb Armour has been a bus driver for 28 years. She is a building rep for the Brunswick Education Support Professionals local association. She also serves as ESP At-large on the Northeast Ohio Education Association's (NEOEA) Board of Directors and sits on the NEWOEA District Screening Council 1. Armour was selected as OEA's ESP of the Year in 2020.
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- TheOhio Education Association represents about 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio’s schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio’s children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio’s schools.
- Education Matters host Katie Olmsted serves as Media Relations Consultant for the Ohio Education Association. She joined OEA in May, 2020, after a ten-year career as a television reporter, anchor, and producer. Katie comes from a family of educators and is passionate about telling educators' stories and advocating for Ohio's students. She lives in Central Ohio with her husband and two young children.
This episode was recorded on September 21, 2022.
