With 76 percent of precincts reporting, Wagner had received 37 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office. Almost all of the remaining precincts were in Montgomery County, which Wagner was winning handily. He was followed by Butler County school board member and Common Core foe Mary Pritchard (28 percent), Centerville youth consultant Charlotte McGuire and retired educator Sarah Roberts of Vandalia (both 17 percent).
“I hope to basically follow the education plan I put together when I was running for mayor of Dayton,” Wagner said. “That plan focused on early childhood education primarily, plus mentoring and college access.”
District 10
Incumbent state school board member Ron Rudduck edged challenger Michael Kinnamon, 54 percent to 46 percent for the District 10 seat that includes Greene and Clark counties, plus much of south central Ohio. Rudduck, former superintendent of Clinton-Massie schools, was appointed last year.
Rudduck said he has concerns about Common Core but he does not believe the standards should be repealed. That’s because his No. 1 issue is halting Ohio’s “culture of constant change” in education. He said the state needs to find something that’s working and give teachers a chance to teach it for awhile.
District 4
Former teachers union president and art teacher Pat Bruns won the school board seat that represents Warren and Hamilton counties, earning 56 percent of the vote, to 44 percent for Zac Haines.
Bruns, a Democrat, supports Common Core school standards and wants to crack down on charter schools. Haines, a young Republican business owner, opposes Common Core and strongly supports school choice, including charters.
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