In a shocking irony, the highest-paid public employees in the United States are not Governors, Presidents or Cabinet officials— but staff at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS), based in Columbus, Ohio. Teachers, meanwhile, have been denied modest cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for years, told the fund “can’t afford it.” At the same time, … Continue reading Columbus: The Highest Public Salaries in America — and Ohio Teachers are Paying for It