OHIO BUDGET | State school chief resigns

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s schools chief plans to resign April 30 after more than two years on the job.

State Education Superintendent Deborah Delisle made the announcement Tuesday, saying Gov. John Kasich’s staff informed her the state school board would vote to replace her if she did not leave. Delisle says she didn’t want to become a distraction from the state’s educational issues.

The Columbus Dispatch reports some Ohio Board of Education members complained that it’s feeling partisan influence.

The panel made headlines recently when a member selected by former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland was ousted after a disagreement over paperwork. That woman has filed a lawsuit to stop Kasich from replacing her.

Delisle’s announcement comes a month after Ohio’s leading higher education official chose to resign before his term ended.