In the upcoming 2010 Ohio gubernatorial campaign you’ll hear one thing over and over from Ted Strickland – “I invested in education.”
No, Governor – you didn’t.
It’s so incredibly simple that all I’ll do is post this one simple graphic from Ohio’s Legislative Budget Office that details Ohio appropriations over the next two years:
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In this budget as signed by the Governor, state funding for education in Ohio decreases by 4.8% in 2010, and again by 4.4% in 2011.
Strickland cut education.
Period.
