School Funding

The budget proposed by House Republicans and approved on a mostly party line vote now heads to the Ohio Senate.

Ohio school groups are asking lawmakers to cut from the state budget a provision that would require property taxpayers be refunded anything over a 25% reserve in a district’s operating account.

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.

Public school districts across Ohio say they’re running out of money. From the largest city districts to the smallest ones in urban and rural communities, schools are preparing to make cuts.

Overall, around $100 million in state money would be cut from Ohio public schools under Gov. DeWine's proposed budget.

An analysis of the numbers in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's proposed budget shows there are cuts to K-12 public school funding, but increases for vouchers and charter schools.

Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled his proposed two-year state budget for Ohio Monday, which is now being heard in the House.

House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) told reporters the current legislature cannot be held to implement something former legislatures have done.

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.

This election, many Ohioans will be voting on school levies. Education funding is a complicated and controversial topic, but one way to make sense of it is by using a quirky metaphor: it’s like baking a cake.