RH Jones: Advancing Ohio with passage of HB 315
From RH Jones, March 24, 2008
Subject: Advancing Ohio with passage of H.B. 315
To all:
The Canton Repository, as usual, had a wonderful article on March 20, 2008: Ohio: The biggest loser. The article mentioned that with good schools ‘It’s like a good fishing hole. Everyone wants it, he said.’ In other words, Ohio can advance if we look at the progress of those counties that are attracting newcomers. Warren and Media Counties are at the top. Media County has 500 students attending classes in trailers! Good schools are the attraction. And, good teachers, having health care, in their retirement is part of having good schools. That is a “given”.
As in the best fishing holes, in order to spawn growth in Ohio, we need H.B. 315 to pass. It will be part of the boost that keeps and multiplies real jobs in our businesses and factories. For an educated population is the catalyst of business in Ohio. And funneling our scarce tax dollars into the greedy hands of private for-profit schools, and the like, only cuts further into real education that is going on in our public school districts.
Is Ohio open for business? Or do we let those misguided and misinformed groups as those in the OSBA and the OASBO tell our citizens that Ohio cannot afford the modest increase asked of the employers of Ohio’s teachers. Ohio cannot afford not to, if we are to advance.
By the way, the Akron Beacon Journal on Easter Sunday ran an article everyone should read. It is entitled: “It’s time to educate Voinovich” (http://www.ohio.com/news/willard/16935711.html) written by Dennis Willard. This fine reporter stated: “In your budgets, you limited state treasury dollars going to colleges in return gave boards permission to jack up prices year after year.” And, “The effect of your policies on higher tuition cannot be precisely measured, but Ohio is among the worst states in the nation in the percentage of adults with four-year degrees.” Readers, according to the article, he did no better as mayor of Cleveland as he did as Ohio’s governor.
To all those mathematically challenged individuals who occupy some of our political offices and some prominent positions in business associations: You may have passed Algebra II in high school, but you failed to master the math fundamentals. They are: Good Ohio public schools equal good business.
The above facts were added up by:
RHJones, a retired teacher member of the Ohio STRS
Subject: Advancing Ohio with passage of H.B. 315
To all:
The Canton Repository, as usual, had a wonderful article on March 20, 2008: Ohio: The biggest loser. The article mentioned that with good schools ‘It’s like a good fishing hole. Everyone wants it, he said.’ In other words, Ohio can advance if we look at the progress of those counties that are attracting newcomers. Warren and Media Counties are at the top. Media County has 500 students attending classes in trailers! Good schools are the attraction. And, good teachers, having health care, in their retirement is part of having good schools. That is a “given”.
As in the best fishing holes, in order to spawn growth in Ohio, we need H.B. 315 to pass. It will be part of the boost that keeps and multiplies real jobs in our businesses and factories. For an educated population is the catalyst of business in Ohio. And funneling our scarce tax dollars into the greedy hands of private for-profit schools, and the like, only cuts further into real education that is going on in our public school districts.
Is Ohio open for business? Or do we let those misguided and misinformed groups as those in the OSBA and the OASBO tell our citizens that Ohio cannot afford the modest increase asked of the employers of Ohio’s teachers. Ohio cannot afford not to, if we are to advance.
By the way, the Akron Beacon Journal on Easter Sunday ran an article everyone should read. It is entitled: “It’s time to educate Voinovich” (http://www.ohio.com/news/willard/16935711.html) written by Dennis Willard. This fine reporter stated: “In your budgets, you limited state treasury dollars going to colleges in return gave boards permission to jack up prices year after year.” And, “The effect of your policies on higher tuition cannot be precisely measured, but Ohio is among the worst states in the nation in the percentage of adults with four-year degrees.” Readers, according to the article, he did no better as mayor of Cleveland as he did as Ohio’s governor.
To all those mathematically challenged individuals who occupy some of our political offices and some prominent positions in business associations: You may have passed Algebra II in high school, but you failed to master the math fundamentals. They are: Good Ohio public schools equal good business.
The above facts were added up by:
RHJones, a retired teacher member of the Ohio STRS
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