Listening, Learning, and Leading through the Challenges Ahead

About this episode

OEA President Jeff Wensing discusses the unique challenges faced by OEA Locals and the importance of community support in education.

OEA Locals are not one-size-fits all franchises, like chain restaurant locations - Each Local faces unique circumstances, challenges, and opportunities. And, they each have different needs for support from the state organization. That's what OEA President Jeff Wensing has been hearing as he's talked to members across the state during his ongoing listening tour. Now, in this season finale episode, Jeff reflects on some of the common challenges members have shared - especially around state funding - and he shares his thoughts on what we can do right now to meet this moment. One message rises above all: we're stronger together . SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK | If you'd like to share your thoughts on the Public Education Matters podcast, including your ideas for what you'd like to hear on future episodes, please email educationmatters@ohea.org. SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to listen on Spotify so you don't miss a thing. You can also find Public Education Matters on many other platforms. Click here for some of those links so you can listen anywhere. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your…

People in this episode

Guest: Jeff Wensing

Topics covered

• education challenges
• state funding
• OEA listening tour
• member support
• community strength

Keywords

• OEA
• education
• funding
• listening tour
• community support
• challenges
• Ohio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ohio Education Association

Places: Parma City Schools

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