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Public school districts get no break as the bus driver shortage rolls on in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 90% of school districts nationwide are still reporting bus driver shortages, and in Ohio that’s continuing in part because public schools must… Read More
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Ohio schools got their report cards. Here’s how they’re faring
By: Conor Morris | Ideastream Public Media, Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — This week, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) doled out report cards for every public school district for the 2024-2025 school year. Instead… Read More
Ohio public school leaders blast the state budget, saying it moves districts backward even with vetoes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s new two-year budget has been signed by Gov. Mike DeWine, who also issued 67 vetoes. Among them was a measure that leaders of… Read More
Ohio teachers say the state budget makes them feel that ‘public education is just a punching bag’
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Public school teachers once again voiced their opposition to the latest version of the state budget as senators voted on the spending plan Wednesday…. Read More
A bill would require the Pledge of Allegiance daily in Ohio public schools
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As schools are letting out for the summer across Ohio, state lawmakers are looking ahead to the next academic year with the Pledge of… Read More
Public schools could be forced to close some buildings and sell them cheaply to charter schools
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s proposed budget is about 600 pages long and the Ohio House-passed budget is longer. There’s a provision tucked in both… Read More
Ohio doesn’t fund its public schools like it’s supposed to. Now many in southeast Ohio are facing shortfalls.
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — There’s a pattern emerging at school board meetings across southeast Ohio: Districts are losing money, and they’re cutting staff to stay afloat. Some districts,… Read More
Ohio’s House Speaker again raises doubts about keeping the current K-12 public schools funding plan
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As Ohio lawmakers head into budget season, one question is whether they will continue to fund K-12 public schools through the Fair School Funding Plan… Read More
Ohio Public School Enrollment Drops By 53,000 Amid Pandemic
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State data shows a significant drop in Ohio’s public school enrollment last fall amid the pandemic as widespread use of remote learning led some families to… Read More