Columbus Education Association

05/20/2026

Last night's Board of Education vote to approve devastating cuts for next school year was a reflection of a simple reality: Our local, state, and federal elected leaders continue to prioritize billionaire campaign donors over students and our communities.

05/14/2026

It was wonderful to partner on this opportunity for our Northland HS students to learn about collective bargaining this week! 🤩

05/12/2026

NEW: CEA statement on re-opener ratification results.

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...

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