The battle lines are clear. The path to re-election for Barack Obama is through Ohio and will probably rest on the shoulders of Governor Ted Strickland who is up for re-election in November.Ted's education policies have set a course that will leave affluent schools in the state treacherously underfunded, and large key school systems, particularly in Southern Ohio, are now running in deficits that tax payers have no intention of covering. The Governor is but a microcosm of Obama. Both were former college professors with big, expensive ideas that do not translate well in the real world. The old saying "those who can't do, teach" embodies the spirit of these well intentioned socialites who have drifted far out into an ocean of ideas and have run aground.The Lakota School district is the 5th largest school system in Ohio with the highest academic rating. It is the school district for House minority leader John Boehner, and along with Little Miami, a few districts to the east,...(Read Full Post)