school funding

Leaders of Ohio’s eight largest school districts are urging lawmakers working on reconciling the difference between House and Senate passed budgets to remember how the outcome will affect many students.

Updating the data would disrupt schools' funding and increase costs in the future, according to school funding expert.

The Ohio Senate Finance Committee has sent the latest budget proposal for a floor vote after adding more than 100 amendments to the bill. Republican Senate leaders say the measure is making more investments to help people.

A plan crafted by a group of legislators and school finance experts addressed inequities that plague the current funding formula. But the state House and Senate disagree on the approach.

Senators are weighing in on the $74 billion state budget plan that makes tax cuts and overhauls school funding.

The change to "legally married couple" as it relates to who may adopt a child in Ohio is not a part of the House of Representative's version of the budget. The Senate is next to take a look.

The version of the budget has changed little since it was proposed a week ago.

The 2% tax cut will result in a decrease of $380 in revenue over two years, and questions remain about the school funding formula.

Leagues of Women Voters of Hudson, Kent, Akron and Greater Cleveland have come together for a Real Talk discussion about the Fair School Funding plan. Real Talk is a series of honest dialogues that address issues of inequity and discrimination.

Experts say the ground that students have lost must be made up somehow.