/tags/school-funding school funding en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Jun 2025 03:00:40 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-25/ohio-schools-push-back-on-changes-to-k-12-funding-districts-cash-carryover-limits The budget approved by Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate puts a 40% cap on how much cash K-12 schools can carry over in their budgets before having to give property tax rebates. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 03:00:40 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-25/ohio-schools-push-back-on-changes-to-k-12-funding-districts-cash-carryover-limits Jo Ingles /government-politics/2025-05-01/teachers-librarians-concerned-about-ohio-budget-among-protesters-at-the-statehouse-and-nationwide The Ohio protestors marched around the city block that surrounds the Statehouse Thursday evening. Fri, 02 May 2025 03:48:13 GMT /government-politics/2025-05-01/teachers-librarians-concerned-about-ohio-budget-among-protesters-at-the-statehouse-and-nationwide Jo Ingles /government-politics/2025-04-25/report-ohio-house-budget-will-cost-appalachian-k-12-schools-over-half-a-billion-dollars The report took a look at the House-passed budget and its effect on schools in Ohio's Appalachian region. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:08:24 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-25/report-ohio-house-budget-will-cost-appalachian-k-12-schools-over-half-a-billion-dollars Jo Ingles /government-politics/2025-04-09/ohio-house-committee-makes-last-minute-changes-to-k-12-education-funding-in-its-budget The change involved a small tweak to the plan to give property tax relief to people in Ohio school districts that lawmakers think have too much reserve money in their operating budgets. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:31:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-09/ohio-house-committee-makes-last-minute-changes-to-k-12-education-funding-in-its-budget Jo Ingles /government-politics/2025-04-02/cap-on-ohio-school-district-reserves-billed-as-property-tax-relief-in-house-budget-faces-backlash There are questions about the provision that allows Ohio's public school districts to hold only 25% of their operating budget in reserve. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:24:50 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-02/cap-on-ohio-school-district-reserves-billed-as-property-tax-relief-in-house-budget-faces-backlash Jo Ingles /government-politics/2025-04-01/ohio-house-gop-budget-strips-bipartisan-k-12-funding-plan-but-gives-districts-increases The House version of Gov. Mike DeWine's budget doesn't include implementation of the two final years of the bipartisan plan designed to make public K-12 funding in Ohio more fair. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:46:39 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-01/ohio-house-gop-budget-strips-bipartisan-k-12-funding-plan-but-gives-districts-increases Jo Ingles /government-politics/2025-01-16/ohio-house-speaker-once-again-raises-doubts-about-keeping-k-12-public-schools-funding-plan House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) told reporters the current legislature cannot be held to implement something former legislatures have done. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:18:32 GMT /government-politics/2025-01-16/ohio-house-speaker-once-again-raises-doubts-about-keeping-k-12-public-schools-funding-plan Jo Ingles /government-politics/2025-01-10/speaker-funding-ohios-k-12-public-schools-with-current-formula-might-be-unsustainable Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) told reporters he doubts lawmakers can use the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan that's been used by two previous general assemblies. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:44:04 GMT /government-politics/2025-01-10/speaker-funding-ohios-k-12-public-schools-with-current-formula-might-be-unsustainable Jo Ingles /news/2023-11-29/why-ohio-has-more-school-levies-than-any-other-state A nuance in Ohio’s property tax law means the state’s school districts are on the ballot year after year after year. That can lead to fatigue and make levies hard to pass. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:58:00 GMT /news/2023-11-29/why-ohio-has-more-school-levies-than-any-other-state Kendall Crawford /government-politics/2023-04-25/ohio-house-committee-passes-its-version-of-the-state-operating-budget There are some big departures from Gov. Mike DeWine's initial budget, and it passed the committee nearly unanimously. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:38:02 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-25/ohio-house-committee-passes-its-version-of-the-state-operating-budget Jo Ingles