Members of the Ohio Education Association (OEA), the Ohio Federation of Teachers and the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, challenging the constitutionality of changes to the State Teachers Retirement Systems (STRS) board.

Ohio's biennial state budget changes the makeup of the STRS board. Starting Sept. 30, the board adds four appointed members while gradually removing the same number of elected positions.

The board has been made up of seven people elected by STRS members and four political appointees. By the end of the month, political appointees will outnumber the elected members, an OEA spokesperson said.

The teachers' associations believe the change is illegal, in part because Ohio's

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