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Ohio Republicans’ New State Budget — SEIZES Local Funding, SLASHES Schools, SELLS State Assets

Republican Governor John Kasich seems to be getting everything he wants from the Republican controlled Ohio Assembly. Kasich calls Ohio’s new biennial budget a “Jobs Budget.” Policy Matters Ohio calls it a “Seize, Slash and Sell Budget.” Policy Matters Ohio … Continue reading

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Conservative “Think Tank” Predicts And Welcomes A Future Where Teaching Machines Dominate Public Education

Last year, 2010, the Hoover Institution, a conservative “think tank,” challenged its members to think twenty years ahead, and to imagine public education in the year 2030. They responded with a number of videos. According to Hoover, “The changes outlined … Continue reading

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Kettering’s New Teachers’ Contract Helps Save District $19.3 million Over Four Years — New Taxes Needed In 2013

Kettering teachers have agreed to a new three year contract that will result in big savings to the Kettering School District. These savings are shown in the new five year budget plan prepared by the Kettering School Treasurer, Steve Clark. … Continue reading

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