Ohio Democrats break Republican supermajority in the Ohio House
Republicans lose veto-proof power held since 2013, and Common Cause Ohio expects a lame-duck push to curb Amy Acton's authority before January.
School Vouchers
Democrats, experts call for revocation of school voucher program under adoption by states
Treasury plans to release rules by month's end for the 2027 program, which at least 30 states have already joined despite Democrats' repeal push.
Ohio report cards show 38 school districts need help to meet state standards
Columbus, Toledo, Dayton and Canton are among districts scoring lowest, even as statewide reading and math proficiency hit five-year highs.
Why are out-of-state billionaires spending tens of millions to make Vivek Ramaswamy governor?
Several have major interests in private-school expansion, artificial intelligence and the data-center economy.
Ramaswamy sells a public school origin story. His campaign bio airbrushes out years of elite private school.
St. Xavier, the unnamed private school in his bio, currently costs $19,500 a year and can accept the same EdChoice vouchers Ramaswamy wants expanded statewide.
More on School Vouchers
Trump, McMahon promote school voucher program as students return to class
Nearly 30 congressional Democrats have introduced bills to repeal the tax credit program, though the effort faces long odds in the GOP-led Congress.
Ohio school transportation debated as bus driver shortage continues, private schools demand more
Only 14.68% of vacant bus driver jobs were filled statewide last year, as teacher unions warn the workgroup's plan favors private school funding over public districts.
Jon Husted asked taxpayers to fund billionaire’s school. Then came $507K in political cash
Calendars show Husted met Connor for school planning as early as 2019, years before the developer's largest-ever federal donations followed his 2025 earmark request.
Ohio public school districts face teacher shortages amid reduced state funding, budget woes
A state-funded teacher scholarship program is winding down just as districts report shrinking candidate pools, while new bills propose student teacher stipends and license reforms.
I went to Catholic school for 13 years. I still oppose Ohio’s private school voucher program
A Catholic school alumnus and pastor argues Ohio's voucher program mostly subsidizes families already in private school while starving rural public districts with no alternatives.
Ohio taxpayers deserve accountability and oversight of $2.5 billion being sent to private schools
A bipartisan bill would audit voucher spending and require private schools to report attendance, graduation rates, and test scores—but House Speaker Huffman opposes it.
Ohio bill would require increased accountability for schools using private school vouchers
The bipartisan bill faces skepticism from House Speaker Huffman and comes as 300 public school districts sue over the $1 billion voucher program.
Private school voucher lawsuit heads to Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals
A Franklin County judge already ruled the EdChoice program unconstitutional, saying it pays private schools double what public schools get per pupil.
Ohio’s governors race features political newcomers promising rosy visions of the future
Both candidates promise lower costs and taxes, but Ramaswamy hasn't explained how to fund $6.6 billion in property tax cuts while Acton targets voucher rollbacks.
Ohio's property tax problem
Decades of state income tax cuts for top earners, not rising home values alone, pushed the property tax burden onto local levies, the writer argues.
New perspectives about the voucher wars: Can Ohio and Texas learn from each other?
Islamic schools are suing Texas over voucher exclusion, while an Ohio school board member argues EdChoice taxes families whether they use it or not.
Gary Click's 3-bill assault on public schools started after voucher push for his church failed
Rep. Gary Click cosponsored 2 laws now costing Tiffin City Schools $1.2M annually and introduced a third bill to kill all continuing levies by 2030 — after his bid to fund his own church's private school with public dollars died 3 times.
‘It’s obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill
An Ohio bill would withhold funding from districts suing over EdChoice vouchers. Critics call it unconstitutional retaliation as voucher costs top $1 billion.
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves
Ohio spent $1.09 billion on private school vouchers in FY2025 as districts challenge EdChoice in court and lawmakers consider a bill to withhold funding from participating schools.
Click voted to cut Tiffin schools funding after failing to send tax dollars to his church
Rep. Gary Click backed a property tax cap costing Tiffin City Schools $1.2 million annually after authoring failed legislation to fund nonchartered religious schools tied to his church, without state oversight.
