Tom Corbett seeks to change view of education record

By Associated Press

Published July 20, 2014 6:30pm ET

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Tom Corbett seeks to change view of education record — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks during at a Capitol news conference to announce details of an agreement to allow some Highmark subscribers to continue using UPMC doctors and facilities at in-network rates after the Jan. 1 end of a contract between the two western Pennsylvania health care giants in Harrisburg, Pa. Corbett says he will soon be putting up a new round of television advertisements, with about four months to go before voters will decide whether he deserves a second term. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File) | Marc Levy

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Since 2011, Pennsylvania Democrats have pointed to the budget-balancing cuts in education aid that GOP Gov. Tom Corbett signed six months into office. And there’s evidence voters are listening: A recent independent voter poll found that the single biggest factor behind voter disapproval of Corbett’s job performance is his record on education.

Corbett may finally have found an effective strategy to counter that attack.

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