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School Finance
Will Ohio hold schools accountable for effectively spending federal relief aid?
Just over a year ago, Congress passed the first
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School Finance
Testimony provided before the Senate Finance Committee on HB 110—5/17/21
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Finance Committee heard testimony on HB 110, the state’s biennial budget.
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Testimony presented before the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 110 – 5/10/21
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Primary and Secondary Educatio
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School Finance
Testimony presented before the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 110
NOTE: Today, the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on HB 110, the state’s next biennial budget.
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Charter Schools
Ohio needs to think bigger, bolder on charter facilities
ExcelinEd, a national education group, recently released a paper revealing large shortfalls in facility funding for Ohio’s public charter schools.
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Charter Schools
School attendance boundaries: A thing of the past?
Historically, children have been assigned to public schools based on their home address. For some students, this works out fine. But for many others, geographic assignment locks them into schools that don’t meet their needs. What can be done to break the link between students’ zip codes and their school?
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School Finance
The good, bad, and ugly of the House budget
The Ohio House recently passed its version of the state budget (HB 110) for FYs 2022–23.
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Charter Schools
A fairness gap in Ohio and how it might be closed
NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
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Charter Schools
How can Ohio meet charter school facility needs?
Brick-and-mortar charter schools serve more than 80,000 Ohio students, most of whom come from low-income backgrounds.
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School Finance
Will federal megabucks impact state education policy?
In early March, President Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress kept the fiscal faucets open by passing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP). For Ohio, this means that more financial help is on its way.
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Student wellness funding gets an upgrade in the proposed state budget
Two years ago, during his first budget cycle in office, Governor DeWine shepherded through the legislature a first-of-its kind initiative known as the Student Wellness and Success Fund (SWSF).
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School Finance
Cupp-Patterson funding plan falls short on open enrollment and guarantees
Over the past two years, the Cupp-Patterson school funding plan has received tremendous attention in the media and at the statehouse. Currently, House lawmakers are considering what changes might be made to the plan, as laid out in House Bill 1.
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Testimony given before the House Finance Committee on HB 110
NOTE: On Thursday, March 11, 2021, members of the House Finance Committee heard testimony on House Bill 110, legislation creating state’s next biennial budget. Chad L.
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School Finance
Will the Cupp-Patterson “base cost” model lead to runaway spending?
As it has for much of the past two years, the Ohio House is currently discussing the latest version of the
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Charter Schools
Budget bill tackles transportation for choice students
The relationship between traditional public schools and schools of choice—both charter and private—is often strained in Ohio. One of the most consistent sources of tension is transportation.
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Charter Schools
Four ways to make charter schools a priority in the state budget
It’s state budget time in Ohio, and as experts like to remind us, budgets reflect priorities. In the area of K–12 education, legislators should maintain a focus on empowering parents to take more control of their kids’ education and improving the educational outcomes of less advantaged students.
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Testimony presented to the House Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education on HB 1
NOTE: On Monday, March 1, 2021, members of the House Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education heard testimony on House Bill 1, which would create a new school funding system for Ohio. Chad L.
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