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State board splits on Strickland support
The state board of education split 15-3 on a resolution in support of proposed education reforms this week, with Clark County’s elected representative casting one of the three dissenting votes.
State board member Jeff Hardin, of Milford, said he voted against the resolution expressing support for the reforms because he finds it too constricting and does not think there is enough research and evidence behind the House-revised proposal from Gov. Ted Strickland. Hardin was elected in November to represent District 10, which includes Clark as well as Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Gallia, Greene, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties.
Hardin acknowledged that his vote, along with that of his fellow dissenters Susan Haverkos and Robin Hovis, went along party lines but said other Republicans voted in support of the resolution.
Carl Wick, member at-large from Centerville, said he disagreed strongly with the original version of the resolution but knew it had the votes on the 19-member state board of education to pass.
Instead of voting against it, he worked with the opposition to make changes to the resolution that took the focus off Strickland’s specific reforms, he said.
Instead, the final resolution supports the spirit of education reform for Ohio, but not the specifics of Strickland’s plan, which would focus on a six-year implementation of programs like all-day kindergarten, increased teacher training, 21st century skills and basing funding on what students need to have a quality education, said Wick.
Look for more in Friday’s News-Sun.
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