Ohio spent over $1 billion on vouchers last year, largely to religious schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio spent nearly $1.1 billion on state voucher programs last year, with most support going to Christian schools. According to newly released state data for the 2024-2025 school year, Ohio spent $1.095 billion on its scholarship programs last year, 71% of which was paid to EdChoice and EdChoice-Exp programs. See previous […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County judge ruled Tuesday that Ohio's Education Choice program is unconstitutional. This is the first ruling in the Vouchers Hurt Ohio lawsuit, a group of dozens of public schools and the Coalition for Adequacy and Equity of School funding, which challenged Ohio's EdChoice scholarship…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the state will appeal a judge's decision on the EdChoice program this Wednesday. In late June, a Franklin County judge ruled that Ohio's EdChoice program is unconstitutional. Joined by legislators and school choice advocates, Yost told reporters on Monday that…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new bill that would get rid of school levies and Ohio's EdChoice program had its first hearing this week. Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware) introduced Senate Bill 93, which would establish a school funding system without vouchers or levies. Instead, Brenner proposes establishing a financing system…