Ohio's Biggest Challenge I have dedicated the last nine months to a campaign aking voters to help me solve our school funding problems once and for all. There is no more important issue in Ohio today. The future of our children, the future of our economy, and the security of our senior citizens in retirement all depend on a well-financed system of public education that gives every student a reasonable chance to succeed in life.
Elections are all about accountability.
We hold our elected officials to account for the promises they made when asking for our votes, and we hold them to account for the way they discharge the constitutional duties entrusted to them by virtue of their election. My opponent has breached the promises he made over the last four years to solve our school funding problems and give Ohio property owners some real tax relief. In fact, I have challenged local superintendents and school treasurers to scrutinize my plan. The magic is in knowing how to leverage available resources without increasing income taxes or imposing a sales tax. The State Legislature's current school funding plan assumes that each school district should be able to support its schools with 23 mills in property taxes.