1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (136+ words) Voters will be asked to approve an earned income tax spanning 5 years to gather $74 million annually for Cincinnati Public Schools this November. At a rate of 0.75%, the tax would amount to $750 annually for someone with a yearly income of $100,000. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (883+ words) Fairfield City Schools held a forum in April and used social media videos to detail the school system’s financial state before a May 5 earned income tax levy rejected by voters. Multiple school districts across Ohio expect to run out of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (343+ words) Looking for some facts Ohio currently operates five taxpayer-funded school voucher programs, spending over a billion dollars a year to send students to private schools. A new Senate bill aims to bring some transparency to how those taxpayer dollars are…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (336+ words) After a what officials called a random sample review of taxpayer-funded licensed childcare centers in Ohio, a state agency found $1 million in overpayments and has terminated agreements with 10 centers. “Four hundred providers represent a statistically valid sampling of the total…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (78+ words) The bill — Senate Bill 443 — would require taxpayer-funded private schools to submit to a yearly audit, conduct criminal background checks on their employees, and report attendance, dropout and graduation rates to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The bill — Senate…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (109+ words) The state of Ohio cut off funding to 10 daycare centers, including seven in Franklin County, after discovering overpayments of $1 million. The Ohio Department of Children and Youth reviewed attendance... Ohio cuts off money for 10 child care centers due to overpayments…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1338+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers wants to know how private schools are using taxpayer dollars, but Republican leadership likely won't require the EdChoice program to have more transparency. For the past several years, Ohio leaders have given…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (377+ words) MORGANTOWN – On April 17, four days after Chris Kabourek resigned as Ohio State University’s senior vice president for administration and planning, West Virginia University President Michael Benson introduced him to the WVU Board of Governors as the university’s new vice president…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (439+ words) The investigation was requested by the Ohio State's trustees following the abrupt resignation of Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. as school president following revelations about what it called an “inappropriate relationship." In a statement, John Zeiger, Ohio State's board chair, said…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (614+ words) Ohio Republican governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he wants to consolidate Ohio colleges and universities. “The reason it’s possible is that you look at certain areas of excess spending where we can not just cut cost but improve effectiveness,” Ramaswamy…...