Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Ohio's Republicans Don't Have School Children as a Priority

The Republican controlled state legislature returns to work, according to the Newark Advocate, to work on these issues:
> Gov. Strickland's energy bill (the Republicans have done nothing with it for months.).
> a request to replace Ohio's touch screen voting machines. (Husted and his GOP buddies won't do anything but try to smear Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.)
> possible Keno gambling in the state.
> consider placing Gov. Strickland's Building Ohio Jobs bond issue on the ballot....
> the capital construction budget requests...

Wow. Working only 2-3 days per week could really prove exhausting for the Ohio Republicans and they still have to work on these important areas. Wait..... I didn't see anything that indicates that Husted and his Republican buddies will work on public school funding!!!! Looks like the Ohio school children will still have to depend on those school levies. Unfortunately, Ohio's children are not a priority for the Ohio Republicans. While school districts cut reading specialists, art and music teachers, tutors, and classroom teachers because levies have failed, the Ohio Republicans are still able to get funds for stadiums and highway interchanges in their home district. (Hint: Husted.)

It is time to bring in a new Ohio legislature that will promise to fix school funding.