Commentary
School Finance
Ohio’s new school funding formula: What is the “state share” mechanism, and will it function properly over the long term?
This being a budget year, state lawmakers will soon be delving into the minutia of school funding. To help inform these discussions, we’ve begun a series looking at Ohio’s funding system, including a deep-dive into the new formula that lawmakers enacted in 2021 and which Governor DeWine has proposed to maintain.