/news/tags/edchoice-vouchers EdChoice vouchers en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:12:19 GMT /education/2023-08-17/private-school-vouchers-now-higher-than-state-funding-many-ohio-public-schools-get-per-student When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine approved the state’s budget earlier this summer, the state boosted the state’s private-school scholarships to $8,407 for high school students. That’s now more than what most public school districts are receiving, on average, in funding from the state. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:12:19 GMT /education/2023-08-17/private-school-vouchers-now-higher-than-state-funding-many-ohio-public-schools-get-per-student Conor Morris /government-politics/2023-07-06/state-budget-will-benefit-portage-county-state-rep-gail-pavliga-says The newly passed two year state budget boasts many benefits for Portage County, including new tax credits for affordable housing and funding for a crisis stabilization center. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:11:35 GMT /government-politics/2023-07-06/state-budget-will-benefit-portage-county-state-rep-gail-pavliga-says Abigail Bottar /education/2023-06-05/school-vouchers-now-going-to-more-wealthy-private-school-students Students who use private school vouchers in Ohio are coming from wealthier families than previous voucher recipients, and are more likely to have attended a private school before getting a voucher, a new study from the Ohio Education Policy Institute suggests. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 22:12:34 GMT /education/2023-06-05/school-vouchers-now-going-to-more-wealthy-private-school-students Conor Morris /news/education/2021-05-07/ohio-republicans-propose-universal-k-12-voucher-program Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are sponsoring a bill that would let all students go to any private school in the state. Fri, 07 May 2021 22:45:34 GMT /news/education/2021-05-07/ohio-republicans-propose-universal-k-12-voucher-program Karen Kasler /news/education/2020-06-18/northeast-ohio-school-districts-join-coalition-to-sue-state-over-edchoice A growing number of Northeast Ohio school districts have joined a coalition planning to take the state to court over the controversial private school voucher program, EdChoice. The school boards of Cleveland Heights-University Heights, Canton, Crestview Local and Richmond Heights all recently passed resolutions to join the coalition, newly named “Vouchers Hurt Ohio.” Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:19:58 GMT /news/education/2020-06-18/northeast-ohio-school-districts-join-coalition-to-sue-state-over-edchoice /news/education/2020-02-26/house-senate-disagreement-leads-to-stalemate-on-edchoice-vouchers The House and Senate are locked in a stalemate on how to change the state's private school voucher system. One chamber wants to tweak the school building… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:34:46 GMT /news/education/2020-02-26/house-senate-disagreement-leads-to-stalemate-on-edchoice-vouchers Andy Chow /news/education/2020-02-11/school-officials-support-house-approved-change-to-voucher-program Ohio school officials say they’re backing a plan that would phase-out the private school voucher program known as EdChoice. The House-passed legislation… Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:34:46 GMT /news/education/2020-02-11/school-officials-support-house-approved-change-to-voucher-program Andy Chow /news/education/2020-02-03/state-faces-lawsuit-over-edchoice-application-delay A lawsuit has been filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by families who are affected by the legislature’s recently imposed 60-day moratorium on vouchers for… Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:32:04 GMT /news/education/2020-02-03/state-faces-lawsuit-over-edchoice-application-delay Jo Ingles /news/education/2020-01-31/ohio-house-approves-edchoice-voucher-extension The House has voted on a plan to move the start of the EdChoice application process ahead to April 1, just hours before the private school voucher program… Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:17:13 GMT /news/education/2020-01-31/ohio-house-approves-edchoice-voucher-extension Karen Kasler