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‘No other options’: Inside the decision to a close a school building
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — In April, Toledo Public Schools’ Board of Education approved a plan to offset a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, in part, by closing seven elementary schools…. Read More
A lawsuit over Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program goes to an appeals court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 2022 lawsuit filed by a coalition of Ohio’s public school districts over the constitutionality of the state’s EdChoice universal voucher program went to the… Read More
District leaders are digging into data after two-thirds of school levies fail across Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A little over a third of school levies statewide passed in Tuesday’s primary, which is half of the passage rate last May. But school… Read More
School districts blast a bill that would withhold state funding if they sue Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Half of the state’s school districts are sparring with a Republican state lawmaker over his bill that would withhold their state funding if they sue… Read More
One GOP lawmaker suggests a sales tax for local services if Ohio property taxes are abolished
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a possibility that Ohio voters could abolish property taxes if backers of that proposed constitutional amendment make it to the ballot next year…. Read More
Republican officials announce $105M in federal money is coming to Ohio charter schools
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will get a big chunk of federal money to support existing charter schools and launch new ones. Republican officials made the announcement at the… Read More
Group wanting to abolish property taxes in Ohio says drive to ballot will continue ‘no matter what’
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A working group looking into possible changes to Ohio’s property tax laws continues to meet, with a deadline to submit recommendations to Gov. Mike… Read More
Property tax working group opposes 40% cap for Ohio schools, but is looking at another idea
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — The working group called by Gov. Mike DeWine when he vetoed four property tax related items in the state budget will meet again this week. The… Read More
The Ohio House approves one veto override, but skips voting on the other two on the schedule
By: Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House was set attempt a veto override on some of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67 budget line-item vetoes—specifically, three related to property tax… Read More
Lawmakers plan a session to override three of DeWine’s Ohio budget vetoes later this month
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican lawmakers frustrated at Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67 line-item vetoes in the new Ohio budget have planned to come back later this month to… Read More
Treasurers and auditors warn the plan to cap school cash reserves would cause major problems for districts and taxpayers
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On paper, it looks like a simple idea. Property values in Ohio have skyrocketed, causing property taxes to spike. Most of that money has… Read More
Trimble residents want more information from their superintendent and school board as more positions are cut
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — It became apparent at Thursday’s board meeting that residents of Trimble Local Schools do not want to sit idly by as their district is… Read More
Ohio school leaders say the GOP plan for a 25% cap to trigger tax refunds could cost districts $5 billion
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio school groups are asking lawmakers to cut from the state budget a provision that Republicans say will provide immediate property tax relief, but… Read More
Trimble Local Schools’ deficit projection nears $3 million as it prepares to enter fiscal emergency April 10
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Trimble Local Schools’ deficit will reach almost $3 million this fiscal year, according to a new report from the Ohio auditor. Ohio Auditor of… Read More
A public school district outside of Cincinnati is out of money. Others worry their funds will run dry too
By: Zack Carreon | WVXU
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MT. HEALTHY, Ohio (WVXU) — Public school districts across Ohio say they’re running out of money. From the largest city districts to the smallest ones in urban and rural communities,… 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’s new House Speaker says the current formula for funding public K-12 schools might be “unsustainable”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new speaker of the Ohio House said the current bipartisan method of funding the state’s public K-12 schools that has been used in the… Read More
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