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State School Board member Michelle Newman says public education is important to introduce children to different people and ideas.

Outcomes from Tuesday's election show some money and message didn't sway voters in some high-profile contests

So, what is in this bill? It boils down to state funding going to where students go — meaning it could be moved from public schools to charter or private schools and even home schooling.

The Ohio House is presently considering HB 290, with the euphemistic title, “The Backpack Bill,” sponsored by Riordan McClain and Marilyn John

Ohio Capital Journal By Kathleen Knight Abowitz and Joel Malin, Miami University The Ohio House is presently considering HB 290, with the euphemistic title, “The Backpack Bill,” sponsored by Riordan McClain and Marilyn John with the appeal that it’s “time to fund students, not schools.” HB 290 would allow families “to choose the option for all computed funding amounts associated with students’ education to follow them to the schools they attend.”  One of HB 290’s ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/ Lincolnview teachers now have a new contract in place after action taken on Monday. The Board of Education formally approved a new three-year deal with members of the Lincolnview Local Education Association during Monday night’s monthly meeting. The contract, which begins July 1 and runs through June 30, 2024, includes annual raises of 2.5, 2.25, and 2.5 percent, plus a memorandum of understanding of 2.5 percent for a fourth year. Lincolnview student L:akyn Baileyt talks about ...

Publications Never lose a debate with a global warming alarmist!   May 6, 2021 Every Ohio Child Would Become Eligible For Highly Popular Educational Choice Scholarship Voucher Legislation introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would ensure that every child in the Buckeye State would be eligible to participate in the state’s highly popular Educational Choice Scholarship voucher program. This “Backpack Bill” (as in education funds will follow a child like a backpack) has been intr...

Backpack Bill would offer school-choice scholarships to all Ohio students J.D. Davidson, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner Ohio school-choice advocates are applauding a bill introduced in the Ohio House they say empowers families to choose the best education options for their children. The “Backpack Bill” became part of the debate on a proposed new education funding formula and would ensure each child in Ohio would be eligible for a scholarship to attend...