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Alexander Local Schools predicts layoffs and new fees for students if its operating levy fails again
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The operating levy for Alexander Local Schools is one of Athens County’s most vexed political issues. And on March 19, it will be on… Read More
House panel OKs $88 billion Ohio budget, which includes $200 million in tax cuts
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An $88.1 billion state operating budget cleared an Ohio House panel Tuesday with over $200 million in income tax cuts that majority Republicans say would help… Read More
Schools and local governments could lose over a billion dollars from tax changes backed by Ohio’s House Speaker
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill that’s listed as the top priority of Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and the Republican representatives who support him involves… Read More
Back to the drawing board for a bill to reform the property tax challenge process in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s not often you get unanimous agreement from all of the members of the Ohio House. But that’s exactly what happened Wednesday when the… Read More
A Proposed Bill Would Allow All Ohio Kids To Attend Private Schools Using State Dollars
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — About 35,000 Ohio K-12 students currently receive state-funded vouchers to attend private schools under the EdChoice program. But there’s a new bill that would… Read More
Finance Committee Chair: Ohio School Funding Overhaul Is Dead In Senate
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A key Republican lawmaker says the Cupp-Patterson school funding plan that passed the House overwhelmingly is dead in the Senate. Senate Finance Committee chair… Read More
School Funding Bill Sponsor Hopes To See It Passed Before He Leaves Office
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The term-limited sponsor of a plan to overhaul Ohio’s school funding system says he’s hopeful it will pass before he leaves the House at the end… Read More
Top Lawmaker Suggests “Redistribution” of Wealth to Fund the State’s Schools
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The head of the Ohio House wants the state to come up with a new way of funding schools. And he throws out a suggestion that could involve what’s often… Read More
Man Who Sued State Over School Funding Optimistic About New Formula
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The man who filed the 1991 lawsuit that led to Ohio’s school funding system being ruled unconstitutional four times says a new funding formula from two state lawmakers is on… Read More