Ohio school district officials and supporters regularly claim that their schools are required to take all students and use that fact to oppose charter and private school choice. We explain how their claims are far from the truth.
Earlier this year, state lawmakers introduced House Bill 715, legislation aimed at expanding available data on chartered nonpublic (private) schools that accept scholarships provided by Ohio’
The debate over school choice—especially private school choice—is often contentious.
Ohio families investigating public school options have lots of readily-available data to compare. Parents interested in private schools have less information to examine, but there’s more than you might think. Here is a proposal to help make those data more user-friendly.
This fall marks the third year that the EdChoice Scholarship program has been universally available to all families to cover private school tuition, regardless of family income.
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Last month, Franklin County Judge Jaiza Page issued her long-awaited decision on Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship lawsuit.
Improving educational opportunities for inner-city kids was originally a bipartisan endeavor. Conservatives and urban Democrats both championed public charter schools and private-school vouchers—primarily for large, densely populated, and economically segregated urban areas.
Data show that the number of homeschooling families in America is growing, and is similar in size now to the private and cha
In another attempt to smear educational choice, hostile advocacy groups have begun to portray private school scholarship programs as
As private school scholarship (voucher) programs sweep the nation, debate over their impacts on students remains heated.
This week, the Urban Institute—a national think tank—released a study that examines the college outcomes of EdChoice scholarship students.
NOTE: This piece was originally published as part of School Choice Ohio’s Success Stories in Education blog series.
Despite what you may hear in the media, Ohio collects and publishes plenty of important data on the private schools that accept state scholarships. Here are just a few of the worthwhile resources parents should know about.
Note: On November 20, 2024, the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on
This is the sixth in a series in which I examine issues in K–12 education that Ohio leaders should tackle in the next biennial state budget.
Earlier this summer, the Akron Public Schools (APS) board voted to become part of the statewide lawsuit seeking to dismantle Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship program.
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With a 3-2 vote last week, the Upper Arlington school board signed onto a lawsuit that aims t
It’s no secret that the public-school establishment pulls out all the stops to prevent families from exercising educational choice, including private school options.
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In early July, Governor DeWine put the finishing touch on a landmark state budget by signing House Bill 33 into law.
Since 2005, Ohio has provided state-funded EdChoice scholarships, or vouchers, to help eligible students cover the cost of attending private schools.
Only one clip today, but it is illustrative beyond its singular presence.
Last week, Governor Mike DeWine unveiled his state budget proposal for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
Try saying it with us: “Choice and competition are good.” Don’t take our word alone. On the left, President Joe Biden said:
This report explores the impacts of Ohio’s EdChoice program on school district enrollments, finances, and educational outcomes. The study includes detailed analyses of the state’s “performance-based” EdChoice program that, as of 2021–22 provides vouchers to approximately 35,000 students as well as its “income-based” EdChoice program which serves approximately 20,000 low-income students.
First launched in fall 2007, Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program served more than 55,000 students in 2021-22. The program offers state-funded scholarships to eligible students and allows them to attend a private school.
