Thanks to state policymakers, charter schools can now open anywhere in Ohio
After months of debate, the state budget was signed into law by Governor DeWine
After months of debate, the state budget was signed into law by Governor DeWine
More on the state budget
On July 1, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 110, the state’s operating budget for fiscal years 2022–23.
Late Monday, members of the House and Senate made their final tweaks to the state budget and then sent it off to Governor DeWine.
Ohio’s new biennial budget
Today, the Ohio Senate and House, each with broad bipartisan support, approved the report of the budget conference committee and sent HB 110 (the biennium state budget) to Governor DeWine for his approval.
As we await final decisions from the General Assembly on important matters of school funding, report cards, vouchers, and more here in Ohio, we have a bumper crop of charter news from around the country that’s holding our attention.<
It’s been a busy budget season filled with heated debates over how to revise Ohio’s school-funding formula, testing and
More details on the Senate’s budget bill
Over the past few years, school-funding policy has been at the forefront of Ohio’s education debates.
Earlier this year, Governor DeWine requested that all public schools create and publish plans to address student learning loss caused by the pandemic.
School choice provisions in the Senate budget bill
Across the nation, state lawmakers have been heeding the call for parents to have more control over their children’s education.
NOTE: On June 3, 2021, the Ohio Senate’s Finance Committee heard testimony on House Bill 110, the state budget bill.
Today, the Ohio Senate released its version of the biennial state budget (House Bill 110). As a sizeable portion of overall state expenditures, K–12 education funding has rightly been subject to much debate since Governor DeWine and the Ohio House unveiled their budget proposals earlier this year.
The past, present, and future of charter schools
Stories of successful remote teaching and learning experiences during the pandemic are heartening. But more and better data around those successes are required.
In praise of the federal Charter School Program
Summer school offerings are historically reserved for academically struggling students or those with special needs. This year, though, pandemic-related school closures have increased the number of students who will need extra support during the upcoming summer months.
Just over a year ago, Congress passed the first
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Finance Committee heard testimony on HB 110, the state’s biennial budget.
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Primary and Secondary Educatio
As Ohio’s General Assembly continues working on the biennial state budget, policymakers have the unique chance to pursue meaningful education reform for Ohio’s K–12 students. Given the dark rain clouds of the past fourteen months, we are all grateful to see a silver lining emerging.
NOTE: Today, the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on HB 110, the state’s next biennial budget.
Best high schools in America
ExcelinEd, a national education group, recently released a paper revealing large shortfalls in facility funding for Ohio’s public charter schools.
Problem solving involves a complex set of mental steps, even when it happens quickly. A group of researchers from the University of Virginia sought to test one specific aspect of the process—the types of solutions people consider—and uncovered what could be an important human attribute, with significant implications for public policy.