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<br /> OhioSchools<br /> JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009<br /> A PUBLICATION Of The OhIO eDUCATION ASSOCIATION<br /> Federal recovery<br /> funds for Ohio’s<br /> public schools<br /> Collective bargaining<br /> in a time of economic crisis<br /> Education reform and<br /> a new funding system<br /> Educators urge Senate<br /> to fund initiative for<br /> ailing economy p8<br /> Why Collective Bargaining<br /> matters now p14<br /> Strickland proposes<br /> historic transformation<br /> of public education p18<br /> 09-ST-102 1/09 Corporate Ohio 7x9.5” PDFx1a (January 2009)<br /> SUPPORT HOW DO I<br /> PROTECT MY<br /> IDENTITY?<br /> WHERE<br /> WHERE CAN I DICSACONUINFTINSDON<br /> GET HELP WITH DEBT BRAND NAME<br /> CONSOLIDATION? 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