School Vouchers

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.

States across the country have rapidly expanded private school voucher programs in recent years. According to reporting from ProPublica and The New Yorker, Ohio officials helped pioneer the push.

Through a one-time strategic fund, millions of taxpayer dollars are going to private religious Ohio schools for expansion.

National Republicans are poised to take up a platform next week that includes “universal school choice.”

The expansion of the EdChoice program has increased the cost of Ohio's five voucher programs, and that has public school advocates worried about the future of K-12 education funding.

Nearly a year after legislators made school vouchers available to all Ohio families, the program's use still lags in rural Ohio. Advocates are pushing to increase school choice in small towns.

The use of private school scholarships has surged since Ohio’s school voucher program expanded to include all families last summer. But enrollment largely hasn't shifted.

The Upper Arlington School District Board of Education voted 3 to 2 Tuesday to join a statewide lawsuit against private school vouchers.

State data shows thousands of Franklin County students took EdChoice vouchers this school year, but enrollment in public school districts also grew.

The sponsor of the bill sayid students in those schools are being left out of support from Ohio's expanded voucher program.