Ohio’s Governor John Kasich unveiled the 2012-13 state budget with an eight billion dollar shortcut. 3.1 billion dollars taken from the public school system, falling 11.5% from 2010, this year’s setback affects students by diminishing extracurricular activities and fewer jobs for teachers.
Defendpubliceducation.org explained “the massive budget deficits states have faced over the past few years were caused by decades of tax breaks for the rich, attacks on students and workers, the continuation of wars and occupation overseas. “
The Ohio Education Association (OEA) expressed Ohio needs to invest in high quality public education that develops an educated workforce to help the economy grow. The release included SB 5’s attack on collective bargaining, endorsed by the Governor, and would leave school employees very little say in the quality of public education of Ohio’s students on how to make Ohio’s schools the best.
The shortcut is viewed as a social issue in all areas, with public education being one of them. The mass media not prioritizing but, providing same urgency to other entities affected.
There are 1,840,390 students in the Ohio public system (educationbug.com.) Studentsfirst.org sent out newsletters communicating one in five teachers will be dismissed from classrooms.
Journalistically, the purpose is to inform every side affected; political purpose is to govern democratically and societal purposes include leading society in a successful manner.
The press release mitigated the public by informing how it affects that particular area however, not informing on whether the shortcut of budget is a result of a crisis or not. Other nations’ populations rather privatize K-12 and subsidize post-secondary education therefore, the release is directed to the group of individuals who are affected by the shortcut.
Press releases inform the same to all media as legitimate resources. Press releases maintain mass media corporations and the public informed.
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