NEWS ADVISORY:
STATE SUPERINTENDENT JOHN M. GOFF TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC EDUCATION

	John M. Goff, state superintendent of public instruction, 
will discuss educational reforms and school finance reforms under 
way in Ohio Wednesday (3/11) from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in 336 
Ramseyer Hall, 29 W. Woodruff Ave., on The Ohio State University 
Columbus campus.

	Goff joined the Ohio Department of Education in 1989 and 
became superintendent of public instruction in 1995.  He will 
meet with Ohio State students, faculty and staff in the sixth of 
a series of campus forums titled "The Future of Public Education 
in Ohio."

	The series is designed to provide an opportunity for 
students and policy-makers to air and debate public policy issues 
related to education.  The forum is presented through PROBE 
(Policy Research for Ohio Based Education), housed in the College 
of Education.

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Contact:  Franklin B. Walter, PROBE, (614) 292-5249