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STRS is bleeding $16 million each day.1

Ohio educators retiring this year will forego around $800k in retirement due to no COLA2

STRS has chosen to cut teacher benefits, make riskier investments and pay astronomical fees to Wall Street–despite massive unfunded mandates3

STRS pays out roughly twice as much in benefits as it receives in contributions4

Active Ohio educators contribute 14% for a pension benefit worth approximately 11%5

STRS is the only pension in America where member contributions exceed the actuarial value of future benefits6

STRS has lost money relative to passive indexing for each of the past 13 years, totaling negative $12.5 billion7

Every penny saved from 2012 pension reform has been squandered by STRS’s investing habits8

STRS staff paid themselves millions for losing billions to Wall Street9

Ohio educators are contributing 40% more, working 4 years longer, and receiving around $800k less in retirement10

  1. STRS Ohio 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
  2. Pension Debt Challenges for Equity in Education - Ohio, Equable Institute 2023.
  3. STRS Ohio 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
  4. STRS Ohio 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
  5. TeacherPensions.org, “Technically speaking, Ohio School Districts Don’t Contribute to Ohio Teacher Pension Benefits”, Chad Eldeman, July 22, 2019.
  6. Boston College Center for Retirement Research, Survey Data from Public Plans Database as of June 30, 2022.
  7. Richard Ennis, CFA, “STRS investment performance measure is flawed”, The Toledo Blade, March 4, 2023.
  8. Richard Ennis, “STRS investment performance measure is flawed”, Toledo Blade, March 4, 2023; https://www.strsoh.org/news/ongoing/strengthening-the-financial-condition-of-your-retirement-system.html.
  9. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-retired-teachers-pension-fund-suffers-5-3-billion-loss-as-staff-get-bonuses/.
  10. Pension Debt Challenges for Equity in Education - Ohio, Equable Institute 2023; https://www.strsoh.org/aboutus/impact/pension-reform.html.

Cast Your Vote

Ballots for the STRS Board election will be mailed in early April to eligible voters at their home address. When your ballot arrives, vote right away to elect pro-reform candidate Michelle Flanigan to the STRS Board. Votes can be cast by mail, phone, or online. The deadline for voting is May 6, 2024.

Example of Mailer You Will Receive

If you do not receive your ballot or misplace it, you will need a new ballot. Call Elections Services Corporation at (866) 276-1506 or email STRSOHHelp@electionservicescorp.com.

To vote by phone:

Dial 1-844-357-8797 and follow the automated instructions to enter the last four digits of your social security number as well as the Election Validation Number (EVN) provided to you with your paper mail-in ballot.

To vote online:

Go to https://vote.escvote.com/strsoh and enter the last four digits of your social security number as well as the Election Validation Number (EVN) provided to you with your paper mail-in ballot.

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