Author Archives: Mike Bock

Before Kasich’s Budget Ax Falls, Ohio’s Funding For Key State Services, Libraries, Parks — Already Greatly Diminished

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Mike Bock

Policy Matters Ohio has issued an interesting report written by Wendy Patton and Zach Schiller that shows that even before Governor Kasich takes his cleaver to the state budget and covers an $8 billion gap, Ohio, for some time has … Continue reading →

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Who Should Control America’s Schools?

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Mike Bock

This July 28-31 there is to be a big education rally in Washington — explained here: Save Our Schools March & National Call to Action. This rally is a protest of No Child Left Behind, and Race To The Top. … Continue reading →

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What Is The Aim Of Our System Of Public Education — That Justifies Coercive Taxation?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Mike Bock

An “Excellent” school in Ohio is defined as a school where a strong showing of its students demonstrate that they have sufficiently mastered core curricular content, and a school where attendance and graduation rates are high. If Ohio is to … Continue reading →