Background
Sarah Dove was hired as Ohio’s Teacher Liaison in spring 2011.
Dove’s job is to reach out to educators across the state to get their input on changes such as a new evaluation system and performance pay, and to communicate teachers’ concerns back to policy-makers in Columbus.
Dove reports to both Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Heffner and Robert Sommers, Governor John Kasich’s lead education policy advisor.
Before moving into her current position, Dove spent five years as a fourth and fifth-grade teacher in the Gahanna-Jefferson school district in suburban Columbus. Prior to that, she worked as a production assistant on Kasich’s Fox News television show.
Dove has been sharply critical of the Ohio Education Association and a public supporter of Senate Bill 5, which would sharply limit collective bargaining for public employees, including teachers.
