This is the Statehouse that GREED bought. These are the extremists Who reign in the Statehouse that GREED bought. This is ALEC That empowers the extremists Who reign in the Statehouse that GREED bought. These are the lobbyists Who represent …
Did you know that the Ohio House Finance Committee is hearing testimony on Ohio HB 33, the budget bill, and that the budget will house the much needed phase-in of Ohio’s Fair School Funding Plan? In the previous budget, Ohio …
Money from the state Lottery represents just a small percent of Ohio’s spending on primary and secondary public education, but it still transferred about $1.2 billion to the Lottery Profits Education Fund in fiscal year 2019. Last year around this …
Ohio citizens, educators, parents and lawmakers are speaking out against the newest State Board of Education of Ohio resolution, which opposes federal protections for LGBTQ+ youth. State board member Brendan Shea introduced the “Resolution to Support Parents, Schools, and Districts …
According to the Ohio Capital Journal, individual teachers, teachers’ unions, the Fraternal Order of Police, anti-gun violence activists and others opposed the policy, but Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation in June that could allow teachers to carry firearms in …
During its monthly regular meeting in May, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 616. HB 616 is promoted as an intent to amend and enact sections of the Revised …
Public Education Partners (PEP) supports the proposed rules requiring that charter schools will not be affiliated with for-profit companies and that community impact studies will be required to inform the need, number, and types of charter schools to be created …
On Wednesday, March 9, the Honesty for Ohio Education coalition hosted a press conference in the Ladies Gallery of the Ohio Statehouse. The coalition was there to defend Ohio students’ freedom to learn and educators’ freedom to teach a full, …
School vouchers hurt voucher students, district students, school districts, other political subdivisions, public retirement systems, and school district employees. How Do Vouchers Affect Municipalities? 1. When vouchers extract money from the funds for public schools, the school district must ask …
There was nationwide support for the State School Board of Ohio’s Resolution 20 (P. 57-59) to advance equity and condemn racism in our schools, which was passed in 2020. Many agreed that we must all be dedicated to equity and …
To: Linda Kohler- Board President, Members of the State School Board of Ohio, and Paolo DeMaria- Superintendent of Public Instruction From: The Board of Public Education Partners Date: June 12, 2021 The members of the Board of Public Education …
The Wilmington school board has endorsed Ohio House Bill (HB) 1 — also known as the Fair School Funding Plan. In making the endorsement, board members passed a resolution stating Ohio’s current school funding system “lacks a rational basis for …