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Mission Statement
Concerned Ohio Retired Educators, or simply CORE, is a
non-profit corporation whose mission is to restore and guarantee retirement
benefits, including health care, to all Ohio educators under the control of the
State Teachers Retirement System (STRS).
Goals:
- To insure that retirement benefits are secure and adequate, now
and in the future.
- Restore the Health Care Stabilization Fund to adequately guarantee health
care for all STRS health care enrollees (members, spouses, and dependents) now
and in the future.
- To recover any past, present, or future excessive and inappropriate
spending
of STRS funds by the STRS Board and/or any STRS employee.
- Establish a fair and equitable balance of active and retired members to
serve on
the STRS board.
- To research and collect information about STRS, legislation, and other
related
matters, and to report and distribute this information to Ohio's current and
future
retired educators.
How can I become a part of CORE?
Participation in CORE is open to all Ohio educators, both retired and active,
and
their immediate family members, both retired and active. CORE is organized
around
an Advisory Board, and subcommittees are organized as the need arises. CORE
supporters
and the Advisory Board meet after each STRS meeting in Columbus. All educators
are
encouraged to attend the monthly STRS meeting and the CORE meeting. CORE has
also been
meeting monthly with the director of STRS and his staff; a better understanding
of the positions of both CORE and STRS has been a result of these meetings.
Changes
in the operation of STRS have occurred, but more change is needed. We must all
work
together to ensure the success of CORE and to preserve retirement rights for
Ohio's
educators.
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