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COLUMBUS — Seven Ohio school board members are alleging that a Republican-backed overhaul of how the state oversees K-12 education — including decisions on academic standards and school curricula — violates the state’s constitution, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Through changes included in the latest state budget, oversight of
Seven Ohio school board members are alleging in a new lawsuit that a Republican-backed overhaul of how the state oversees K-12 education violates the state’s constitution. The measure shifts oversight
Oversight will shift from the State Board of Education and the superintendent it elects to a director appointed by the governor.
A group of Ohio school board members allege that an overhaul of how the state oversees K-12 education violates the state’s constitution.
As part of that process, many of the board's other powers will be transferred to the new director and the department will be renamed the Department of Education and Workforce.