Columbus Education Association

05/01/2026

May Day 2026: Hands Off McCoy Park!

05/01/2026

Happy May Day! Solidarity Photos are starting to come in and we are ready to rally at McCoy Park at 4:30 p.m.

📸: 17th Ave Service Center, Avalon ES, Georgian Heights ES, Parsons ES, Weinland Park ES, West Broad ES.

04/29/2026

On May Day, we'll push back with our students and community. Hands Off McCoy Park! We'll see you Friday at 4:30 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/1021719104366082/

In the wake of a City Council vote clearing the way for the bulk of McCoy Park to be handed over as the training facility for a new NWSL expansion team, local residents are staging a ‘Hands Off Our Park’ rally at the Southwest Side park beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1.

04/27/2026

An update from your Core Bargaining Team:
✅ Conceptual Agreement next steps
🗓️ May 12 Mass Meeting
📢 May Day at McCoy Park

04/24/2026

Your CEA Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that a comprehensive conceptual agreement has been reached with Columbus City Schools for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years. Members, please see your email for details.

04/21/2026

Our elected officials should work for our students and community, not for billionaires.

We'll see you at McCoy Park on May Day.

04/20/2026

NEW: “445 Columbus City Schools educator and support staff positions are being eliminated this year due to budget cuts while the billionaire Haslams demand $25 million more of city taxpayers’ money” said John Coneglio, CEA President. “It’s outrageous, and it should be unanimously rejected, City Council should not be in the business of starving our kids of public resources to pad billionaires’ bank accounts.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Education Association, the Union representing nearly 4,500 educators in Columbus City Schools, issued the following statement today in response to Columbus City Council’s planned vote tonight on an agreement related to a bid for a new National Women’s Soccer Leagu...

04/02/2026

CEA members, it’s time for re-opener bargaining update #1 from your Core Bargaining Team!

⏰ Time to heal, time to teach, time to thrive
🤒 Encouraging progress on leave issues
🗓️ Save the date for a May Day action
☀️ Enjoy spring break!

03/10/2026

CEA would like to thank Hannah Elhard (Stewart ES) for testifying today against SB 19 and Jaquia Hearn (Easthaven ES) for submitting testimony against SB 19. This bill would require Math Improvement and Monitoring Plans (MIMPs). The bill just had its third hearing in the House Education Committee. There is still time for us to convince legislators to remove this harmful provision from SB 19— check the link below for more information on how to do that.

03/07/2026

Merry Crewsmas! Before we cheer on our Columbus Crew, we’ll be joining CEJC, Hilliard EA, and South Western EA to hand out 15,000 flyers reminding fans that owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam received $600,000,000 taxpayer dollars for a new Browns stadium while our schools experience layoffs and program cuts.

We’re asking them to do the right thing and give the money back. Our kids need it more than billionaires do!

Add your voice: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ce37ec252a485931e41a9f24a2d7548ad2507780

01/19/2026

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Letter from Birmingham Jail