GOVERNOR DEWINE RELEASES HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL THIS WEEK
The Governor's Budget is not kind to public schools, as his budget proposal was released earlier this week. Approximately 56% of districts in Ohio will lose funding in FY 26, and 59% of districts will lose funding in FY 27.
+$500 million for vouchers
The misnomer that vouchers do not hurt public schools is officially put to rest, as the Governor's proposal expands funding for private schools, while proposing a budget for public schools that does not have even enough of an increase to keep up with inflation. This happens while the General Assembly pushes expensive and intrusive mandates onto public schools with reporting demands from Reading Improvement Monitoring Plans and student cell phone policies, to Career and Graduation Plans for every student, and the requirements in Senate Bill 29 and House Bill 8, as just a few examples. Almost all of those mandates only apply to public schools, so the onerous costs and reporting requirements are not passed on to private schools.
With 80% of students educated in public schools, and the overall funding for those districts being cut by over $100 million, how does it make sense to increase funding for private schools and vouchers by over $500 million at the same time?
The link included in this post is from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and it spells out some of the provisions in the Governor's Budget Proposal.
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The Governor's Budget is not kind to public schools, as his budget proposal was released earlier this week. Approximately 56% of districts in Ohio will lose funding in FY 26, and 59% of districts will lose funding in FY 27.
+$500 million for vouchers
The misnomer that vouchers do not hurt public schools is officially put to rest, as the Governor's proposal expands funding for private schools, while proposing a budget for public schools that does not have even enough of an increase to keep up with inflation. This happens while the General Assembly pushes expensive and intrusive mandates onto public schools with reporting demands from Reading Improvement Monitoring Plans and student cell phone policies, to Career and Graduation Plans for every student, and the requirements in Senate Bill 29 and House Bill 8, as just a few examples. Almost all of those mandates only apply to public schools, so the onerous costs and reporting requirements are not passed on to private schools.
With 80% of students educated in public schools, and the overall funding for those districts being cut by over $100 million, how does it make sense to increase funding for private schools and vouchers by over $500 million at the same time?
The link included in this post is from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and it spells out some of the provisions in the Governor's Budget Proposal.
DeWine’s budget cuts $103M from Ohio school districts, as costs explode for charters and vouchers. See if your district gets cut.
Suburban districts are hit the hardest under DeWine's proposal, while charter schools and vouchers gain funds.
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