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Click on the map to see how Issue 2 results compare to 2010 gubernatorial election results.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich was front and center selling Issue 2 in the weeks leading up to the November general election, even starring in a video encouraging Ohioans to get out and vote “yes” on Issue 2 released the morning of election day.
Issue 2 failed by a 2-1 margin, meaning that collective bargaining law Senate Bill 5 will be repealed.
Some people — like Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern — say one way to look at the Issue 2 referendum is as a referendum on Kasich.
Comparing results from the 2010 gubernatorial race to results from the Nov. 8, 2011, election in this map, you can see how counties that went big for Kasich in 2010 felt about Senate Bill 5. Two major items of note:
Click here to see how election results in your county compare. Use the menu in the top left hand corner of the map to choose which results you want to look at, and roll over your county to see the numbers.
(Our map was produced by StateImpact Database Reporting Coordinator Matt Stiles.)
Click on the map above to see how the average teacher salary has changed over the past five years, district-by-district.
As part of our ongoing reporting on all aspects of education in Ohio, StateImpact took a look at how average teacher salaries have changed over the past five years.
Looking at all Ohio public-school teachers, the average salary increased about 12 percent, reaching $56,715 for the 2010-11 school year.
Districts with the largest increases in average salary include:
How much did the average Ohio teacher salary change from 2005 to 2010? Explore an interactive map that visualizes the changes by district. Continue reading
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