The Network for Public Education’s NPE/NPE Action Conference, Public Schools: Where Democracy Grows, was held in Washington, D.C. on October 28-29, 2023. This 10th anniversary conference was attended by over 400 passionate defenders of public education from around the country. …
WHEREAS, in 1953, Ohioans voted to remove the Ohio Department of Education from the Governor, because it had become too political, and made the State Board of Education of Ohio a fourth branch of government; and WHEREAS, in 2022, thousands …
Where do Ohio’s children receive their education? by Susie Kaeser, Education Specialist for the League of Women Voters of Ohio Education is fundamental in our democracy. Every state constitution has a provision for that state to operate and fund a …
Public Education Partners is strongly opposed to Ohio House Bill 103. HB 103 seeks to replace curriculum created in Ohio, for Ohio’s schools and students, with so-called American Birthright social studies standards created by out-of-state interests to indoctrinate children with …
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, …