Commentary
Commentary
Charter Schools
Ohio is narrowing the charter funding gap—but it still needs to do more
Ohio has long underfunded charter schools. Back in 2004, we at Fordham published a Dayton-specific study finding that the city’s charters received just two-thirds of the revenue as the local district.
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.
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
School Finance
Ohio’s new school funding formula—challenges with the base cost model
In anticipation of debates about school funding in the coming months, I recently began a series on Ohio’s new school funding formula.
