If you want to complain to your district's member to the U.S. House of Representatives, you should contact his/her office during the recess. Now that Republican Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15) has moved his local office further west (3790 Municipal Way, Hilliard, Ohio 43026) and away from the population center of the district, it will be more difficult to reach his office. You may still try a local office telephone number: (614) 771-4968.
Isn't this the way the Republicans always seem to work by making things less accessible for more people? Don't take that Stivers line that this new office is in the geographic center of the district. This new office location has less diversity and it is away from those political activists at OSU and in Columbus.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (Republican, former Vice President of Lehman Brothers) is in the hot seat because of his overuse of the state's planes. Kasich has also announced cuts to programs that help working low income families with childcare (Coshocton Tribune). It is amazing what Kasich and his Republican legislators are willing to cut when their goal is to reduce the tax burden of the wealthy.
* The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Kasich wants to move toward merit pay for teachers:
Gov. John Kasich wants teachers to be paid based on performance: They should earn more if they can prove that their students are learning.
But the tool at the heart of Kasich's merit-pay proposals is reliable with only 68 percent confidence. That's why the state plans an upgrade to make "value-added" results 95 percent reliable.....
Would you want to teach in a school that has a high truancy rate, low test scores, poor parental involvement? Those teachers might never get pay raises. By the way, when Kasich had that $50,000/yr job at Ohio State where he lectured once or twice per month, his pay wasn't based on performance. John Kasich has shown that he wants nothing but revenge against Ohio's public school teachers because they didn't support him in his election.
How will teachers be graded in middle schools where they might teach one or two subjects? What if their particular course isn't covered in testing, as in art, physical education, industrial technology? Why do teachers with less than excellent scores need to pay for their own testing? If I'm certified in all subjects for grades 1-8, plus reading, do I need to take tests for all those grade levels plus reading? Seriously, this whole education reform plan by Kasich and his puppets on the State Board of Education is a crock of baloney.