Honesty For Ohio Education
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Statewide nonprofit organization. ALL #Ohio students deserve a quality education. https://t.co/Ay9cw2QSfH
Ohio, USA
Joined December 2021
Ohio lacks comprehensive sex education in schools; has higher teen birth rate and syphilis rate by Megan Henry https://t.co/WNnWgfT8cB
ohiocapitaljournal.com
Ohio, one of a handful of states without comprehensive sex education taught in schools, has a higher teen birth rate than the national average.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Plans to shake up the State Teachers Retirement System board are on hold for now. A Franklin County judge has blocked the restructuring while a lawsuit over the issue moves forward. by Anna Staver https://t.co/Pgjpm2UNG5
cleveland.com
Franklin County judge issues preliminary injunction to halt Republican-backed changes that would have reduced elected teacher representatives on the $91 billion STRS pension board.
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This has always been the best choice for our state. I wonder if any legislators are willing to step up? #PHStrong
Analysis: Universal school meals in Ohio would pay for themselves — and then some by Marty Schladen https://t.co/rieBixWah2
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Quality PreK access is 🔑 for ALL!! Funding for PreK is abysmal in O-H compared to many other states and only available for a small % of students. Many rural families have limited options, while suburban districts lack space in their facilities to provide. @AppSTEMCollab
Opinion by Brent Larkin Ohio’s shameful record on educating its youngest children The evidence is overwhelming. If a poor child isn’t ready to learn by the start of kindergarten & proficient in reading by third grade, it could lead to a lifetime of failure https://t.co/vhvWIlNgks
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Opinion by Jan Resseger This Week’s Federal Staff Reductions, Now Temporarily Stayed by a Judge, Would Undermine Educational Opportunity Across the States https://t.co/wuQD5VHNEx
janresseger.wordpress.com
Beginning last Friday, Russell Vought, the director of the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget, pushed the Trump administration to launch an enormous wave of permanent layo…
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Local income tax rates would have to be jacked up to double digits, and as high as 27% in one eastern Ohio county, if officials wanted to use them to fully fund existing public services in the event Ohio abolishes property taxes. https://t.co/XUZmiDABlt
signalohio.bluelena.io
Plus, Ohio candidates can...
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What is the ‘Success Sequence’? Ohio bill would make it required learning by Laura Hancock https://t.co/NaMSrmMw5D
cleveland.com
A Senate bill is advancing through the legislature that would mandate teaching students a formula aimed at poverty prevention.
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Amid school funding concerns, where are lottery profits? by Katie Millard https://t.co/5V5YArh68a
nbc4i.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — With school funding concerns and high property taxes, viewers asked NBC4 to look into Ohio Lottery payments for schools. Voters amended the Ohio Constitution in 1987 t…
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Local school districts face more cuts from multiple bills proposed by state legislature "It makes no sense for the state to yank property tax revenue from school districts without having a plan in place to keep schools funded" by Jan McLaughlin https://t.co/LWOgGrbsmO
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Two in five charter school students in Ohio are chronically absent, nearly 15 percentage points more than the average rate in traditional public schools, new state data shows. by Cole Behrens https://t.co/d7Yw4QaqFK
dispatch.com
Two in five charter school students in Ohio are chronically absent, which is nearly 15% more than the average rate in traditional public schools.
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Orange school board: Beware of potential ballot initiative that would eliminate property taxes in Ohio “I don’t think people understand the devastation the loss of property taxes will cause the schools or even the municipalities,” by Ed Wittenberg https://t.co/6KA2JwbHoD
cleveland.com
Superintendent Lynn Campbell says a potential ballot initiative seeking to eliminate property taxes in Ohio could have a major negative impact not only on the Orange City School District, but also on...
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Opinion from Jan Resseger: How Will the Federal Budget Conflict, Federal Shutdown, and Federal Layoffs Affect K-12 Education? https://t.co/Vpl3XOqbzk
janresseger.wordpress.com
What will the collapse of Congressional debate about the Fiscal Year 2026 federal budget and the subsequent federal government shutdown mean for the nation’s public schools? The shutdown fee…
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Plain Dealer Opinion Ohio's Libraries and parks -- beloved by voters -- will be crushed if property taxes get abolished next year, losing most of their money, but the lawmakers who created the tax crisis refuse to take substantial steps to fix it. https://t.co/8s4I7wLvsR
cleveland.com
How lawmakers shifted tax burdens to homeowners while giving billions to wealthy friends, now putting community institutions at risk
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Analysis: Universal school meals in Ohio would pay for themselves — and then some by Marty Schladen https://t.co/rieBixWah2
ohiocapitaljournal.com
Most Ohio school kids already get free meals. Making them free for all students would produce big social benefits, new study says.
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Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education "This is decimating the office responsible for safeguarding the rights of infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities," https://t.co/6q4bTZafXD
npr.org
Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
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Opinion They used a lifesaving Narcan bill to push Bible class. Read that again What does it say about our lawmakers that a bill meant to put overdose medication in schools morphed into yet another attempt to put religion there, too? by Leila Atassi https://t.co/d5lU8x8tHM
cleveland.com
A last-minute amendment to Ohio’s Narcan-in-schools bill turned it into another vehicle for expanding religious release time, deepening the entanglement between church and state, writes columnist...
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The number of Ohio children without insurance has risen. Experts say it could grow “These numbers are really a wake-up call for elected officials that it's time to roll up their sleeves and try to figure out what's gone wrong here,” https://t.co/YZPKLu4D8A
wvxu.org
The unwinding of Medicaid and its looming budget cuts could mean less access to health care for Ohio kids.
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Opinion How can Ohio turn its international student enrollment problem around? International students bring vibrancy, talent, and economic vitality to the state of Ohio. by Rob Moore https://t.co/eroihOZMKa
ohiocapitaljournal.com
International students bring vibrancy, talent, and economic vitality to Ohio. For Ohio to stay competitive in a global economy, it needs to have a global workforce. Right now the state is losing...
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Opinion by Brent Larkin Ohio’s shameful record on educating its youngest children The evidence is overwhelming. If a poor child isn’t ready to learn by the start of kindergarten & proficient in reading by third grade, it could lead to a lifetime of failure https://t.co/vhvWIlNgks
cleveland.com
There’s not much this worthless Ohio legislature excels at. But selling out kids is one of its specialties. No other issue serves as a better example of why Ohio is a failing state, writes Brent...
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. https://t.co/tCBt5y0IXQ
usatoday.com
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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