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A new report attempts to estimate how much money local school districts could lose if Ohio eliminated the state income tax. On average, cutting the income tax could result in a loss of about $2.4 billion in total funding the report said by Laura Hancock cleveland.com/open/2026/10/r…

Report: Vivek’s income tax elimination could result in $111M loss in Cuyahoga classrooms

A new report by two groups working to defeat Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in next Tuesday’s governor’s race used state data to calculate potential cuts in school funding if the state income tax is...

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Opinion by Jan Resseger: Trump’s Departments of Education and Justice Persist in Attacking Justice for Blacks and Hispanics janresseger.wordpress.com/20…

Trump’s Departments of Education and Justice Persist in Attacking Justice for Blacks and Hispanics

In the past few weeks, the Trump administration has taken steps formally to intensify its attack on civil rights enforcement in the nation’s public schools. The goal has been to stamp out civ…

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Springfield schools superintendent named Ohio's superintendent of the year by Kaylee Maneen dayton247now.com/news/local/…

Springfield schools superintendent named Ohio's superintendent of the year

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WKEF) -- Springfield City School District Superintendent Dr. Robert F. Hill has been selected as Ohio’s 2027 Superintendent of the Year.Hill,

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Special ed diaries: Teachers tell NPR about their most joyous, most difficult moments by Jonaki Mehta, Lauren Migaki, Nirvi Shah npr.org/2026/10/26/nx-s1-600…

Special ed diaries: Teachers tell NPR about their most joyous, most difficult moments

What makes special education teaching jobs so hard to fill? NPR set out to find some answers by talking to more than a dozen teachers who do this work every day.

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Schools Wrestle With Exploding Health Costs: ‘Medical Inflation Is Crushing Us’ by Mark Lieberman edweek.org/leadership/school…

Schools Wrestle With Exploding Health Costs: 'Medical Inflation Is Crushing Us'

School districts face a dilemma as healthcare costs surge, but they're getting creative.

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COLUMBUS — Legislation explicitly authorizing parents to send their unvaccinated children to school during outbreaks of infectious diseases is being considered in the Ohio House. by Danny Eldredge toledoblade.com/local/politi…

Ohio bill would allow unvaccinated students to attend school during disease outbreaks

COLUMBUS — Legislation explicitly authorizing parents to send their unvaccinated children to school during outbreaks of infectious diseases is being ...

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Opinion by Jan Resseger: New Federal School Vouchers Are Likely to Exacerbate Inequity and Injustice janresseger.wordpress.com/20…

New Federal School Vouchers Are Likely to Exacerbate Inequity and Injustice

The federal government has released the long awaited new rules that will define the operation of the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, the federal voucher program established in the 2025,  “One…

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An Ohio school needs funds. It voted to cut weapons manufacturer, Anduril’s, tax bill, anyway Watchdogs have tallied up billions of dollars in annual losses to public schools due to such deals by Taylor Barnes wvxu.org/2026-10-22/an-ohio-…

An Ohio school needs funds. It voted to cut Anduril’s tax bill, anyway

How a factory for AI-powered weapons, a data center, and a needy public school collided in rural Ohio.

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Commentary Ohio lawmakers cut state share of public school funding from 47% in 1999 to a projected 32% in 2027 The cost has been passed on to local communities in the form of property and income tax levies by Marilou Johanek ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…

Commentary: Ohio lawmakers cut state share of public school funding from 47% in 1999 to a projected...

Many Ohioans are being asked to vote on more than 130 statewide school issues to fund what the legislature won’t in public education. State share of public school funding has fallen from 47% in 1999...

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Toledo area schools seek voter support as budget cuts loom by Melissa Burden toledoblade.com/local/educat…

Area schools seek voter support as budget cuts loom

MILLBURY, Ohio — Lake schools could lose about 20 teachers and make millions of dollars in cuts if voters reject an earned income tax levy on Nov. 3. ...

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Cincinnati high school students talk higher education and how to pay for it by Zach Carreon wvxu.org/education/2026-10-2…

Cincinnati high school students talk higher education and how to pay for it

Recent data shows that, despite rising costs, higher education enrollment rose nationwide in fall 2025 compared to the previous year.

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5 things to know about House Bill 1012, Ohio’s proposed $360 million special education funding change by Michael Johnson cleveland.com/metro/2026/10/…

5 things to know about Ohio’s proposed $360 million special education funding change

Ohio lawmakers are considering replacing a 10% special education funding deduction for traditional public schools with a proposed $360 million state appropriation for high-cost services.

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"We conclude that EdChoice, in its current form, secures a separate system of non-public schools that does not satisfy the common school requirement."
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Ohio's 10th District Court of Appeals Upholds Finding that EdChoice Vouchers Are Unconstitutional janresseger.wordpress.com/20… via @janresseger

Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals Upholds Finding that EdChoice Vouchers Are Unconstitutional

Last Thursday morning, Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals upheld the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas’ finding that Ohio’s EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion school voucher p…

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Plain Dealer Editorial Ohio calls it school choice, but what choice is the state creating when it sends tuition money to families whose children already attend private schools? cleveland.com/news/2026/10/o…

Disclosure bill won't fix Ohio's voucher spending problem

Ohio's expanded voucher program is sending taxpayer money to families who already chose private schools, with a proposed disclosure bill criticized as insufficient to address the core spending...

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"This really wasn’t about school choice. This was about transferring the wealth of Ohio to wealthier people who didn’t need the money to make their school choice decisions.” -Chris Quinn, Plain Dealer Editor
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The public school coalition Vouchers Hurt Ohio is confident the Ohio Supreme Court will rule private voucher system unconstitutional by Megan Henry ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…

Coalition is confident the Ohio Supreme Court will rule private voucher system unconstitutional •...

The public school coalition Vouchers Hurt Ohio is confident the Republican-controlled Ohio Supreme Court will find the state’s Education Choice private school voucher program unconstitutional. 

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Opinion by Jan Resseger: Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals Upholds Finding that EdChoice Vouchers Are Unconstitutional janresseger.wordpress.com/20…

Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals Upholds Finding that EdChoice Vouchers Are Unconstitutional

Last Thursday morning, Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals upheld the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas’ finding that Ohio’s EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion school voucher p…

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‘We Gotta Know’ bill looks to make private schools getting public $$ more transparent A bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio House would require private schools accepting vouchers to report enrollment, disability and homeless student data by grade level. cleveland.com/education/2026…

‘We Gotta Know’ bill looks to make private schools getting public $$ more transparent

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio House would require private schools accepting vouchers to report enrollment, disability and homeless student data by grade level.

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New legislation coming at the tail end of the current Ohio General Assembly seeks to study early childhood education regulation in the state. by Susan Tebben ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…

New Ohio bill proposes task force to address childcare, early childhood education • Ohio Capital...

New legislation coming at the tail end of the current Ohio General Assembly seeks to study early childhood education regulation in the state.

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Ohio again spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers during latest fiscal year by Megan Henry ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…

Ohio again spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers during latest fiscal year •...

For the second year in a row, Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers for the 2026 fiscal year. 

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