Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Vouchers Especially Hurt Poor Kids

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As has been recently reported in the Columbus Dispatch  and other places, a group of public education advocates is looking to sue the stat...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

For-Profit Colleges Chew Up Ohio CARES Act Higher Ed Money

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While much of the focus on the $2.3 trillion CARES Act has been on the K-12 funding provided in it, the $13.5 billion in higher ed money ...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

State Hides the Ball on K-12 COVID Cuts

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This is why I think people are driven nuts by government. A couple days ago, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $300 million cut would be com...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Analysis: Ohio Schools Would Get Enough Stimulus to Cover About 30% of Expected Cuts. Maybe.

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Tucked away in the $2.3 trillion CARES Act was about $14.3 billion for schools. And while that sounds like a lot, it's a relative pitt...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Feds Hurt Kids with Latest CARES Act Maneuver

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When the CARES Act passed last month , a large, $4 billion plus was slated to come to Ohio. There was a catch, though. It had to be spent on...
Monday, April 13, 2020

Charter Schools Again Want Their Cake and Eat It Too

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For years now, I and other critics of Charter Schools have been regularly chastised for suggesting that charters are not really public sch...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Navigating a Crisis: Lessons from 2009

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I know I tend to talk a bit about my time as the Chair of the Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee on the House Finance & Appr...