On Monday, Gov. Ted Strickland gave praise to the GOP who worked hard over the last several years to pragmatically correct Ohio’s school funding mess.
In his remarks to the Columbus Metropolitan Club about his school funding plan, Strickland pointed out that education funding in Ohio had increased by 47 percent from 1999 – 2008 (years of a GOP-controlled legislature and governor’s office). Strickland followed up his point by admitting that his plan won’t match that same funding-level increase – noting that his plan will only increase funding over the next decade by 45 percent.