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The Associated Press Updated 4:11 PM Tuesday, February 7, 2012

CLEVELAND — Ohio's governor is backing efforts by the Cleveland mayor to improve public schools.

Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) made the comments to state lawmakers Tuesday during his State of the State address at a top-performing school in Steubenville.

He offered to go door-to-door with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to lobby lawmakers for changes needed for some of the mayor's education proposals.

Jackson wants to make performance a key factor in deciding how much teachers are paid and to eliminate seniority in deciding who is laid off in the shrinking district. The mayor controls city schools through an appointed board.

Kasich says urban education in American could be changed if the Cleveland mayor and business community are committed to what he calls "comprehensive and unbelievable reform."

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February 07, 2012 09:08 PM EST

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