A Yahoo contributing writer seems to think that "....there is nothing in Kasich's budget for educators to rally against...." Seriously?
"Is Hatred of Ohio Senate Bill 5 Clouding Teacher Judgment?" was written by someone who doesn't know much about teachers:
...Instead of grabbing a "Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Kasich has got to go" sign, educators should take the time to read the Jobs Budget proposals. For the most part, teachers are intelligent and caring individuals. A reasonable review of Ohio's new education plan will reveal that Kasich has the best interest of the students at heart....
I'd guess that most Ohio teachers have read the budget and SB 5 several times. Teachers have discussed them with colleagues, highlighted, re-read, and more than likely, evaluated both more than the writer will ever know. Because teachers have read the budget and SB 5, the conclusions they've drawn are the following:
1.) John Kasich really doesn't care about education, public school children, especially those at risk.
2.) John Kasich would rather take money from public school children so that he can reward his campaign contributors and supporters who just happen to own charter schools.
3.) Kasich's goal is to reduce the taxes that his millionaire friends pay. If that means that children who are struggling with reading have to lose a program like Reading First, it doesn't matter to him.
4.) As noted in the Dispatch and at Plunderbund, Kasich's policy director said, "Even if there weren't an $8 billion deficit, we'd probably be proposing many of the same things."
The budget has nothing to do with the state deficit. The Kasich budget is about power, payback, and politics.
You might want to check out the article written by Tara Dodrill at Yahoo.
