State Teachers' Retirement System confirms it has more than $27m invested in failed Silicon Valley Bank
By Joe Pagonakis
CLEVELAND — Some Northeast Ohio teachers like Terry Caskey have growing concerns about the health of the Ohio teachers' retirement system after learning STRS has $27.2 million invested in the now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank.
Caskey, who has 25 years working with the Parma school district, is calling for changes after STRS lost $5.3 billion in 2022, yet still issued more than $10 million in bonuses to its employees.
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