So they want to take Title I funds and give them to non-Title I schools that nevertheless struggle with poverty. This is one of many proposals in the waiver.

Among information that would be required -- income breakdowns of families getting vouchers, require private schools give same standardized tests as public schools

The ban is on electrical distribution utilities. Think FirstEnergy.

New research for the Center for American Progress...

The schools are called classical academies. Many follow a curriculum out of Hillsdale College

The case over the constitutionality of the EdChoice voucher programs was in an Ohio appellate court Tuesday.

Over 300 public school districts are suing Ohio over EdChoice vouchers. State, families of private school students argue trial court made series of errors.

So the Center for Christian Virtue's scholarship-granting org will allow participants from other states.

These are longtime Ohio political observers on the right and left

$5/gallon gas, record-high home values leading to high property taxes in some districts, are among reasons two-thirds of schools' tax asks went down.

Voters chose politicians with experience over newcomers for this race.

Interestingly, you're seeing fewer overall tax asks from Ohio school districts this primary election. But more of them are for income taxes.

The law firm that did the analysis of student visa data believes new Trump policies, like requiring would-be foreign students to do in-person interviews, is contributing to the drop.

This is a rare pushback from a president of a public university.

This is my preview of the Ohio secretary of state candidates, both GOP and Dem, ahead of the primary, which is NEXT TUESDAY (May 5)!

Do you use ballot drop boxes for Ohio elections? This secretary of state candidate is vowing to get rid of them in new ad

Then-Mayor Frank Jackson worked with then-Gov. John Kasich and others on the Cleveland Plan... www.cleveland.com/education/20...

In which NIMBYism gets in the way of cuts

I have the list here. These employers are all over the state, including in some rural areas.

The state's 3 largest districts - Columbus, Cincinnati and CMSD are not participating. Also, I found a ton of districts and charter schools in Cuyahoga County (in addition to CLE) missing from the dashboard.

The program requires employers to pay at least 40% of child care costs, parents to pay 40% and the state to pay 20%

Ohio AG suing Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati (founded in 1875!!!) over decision to close rabbinical program, saying that there's a fiduciary responsibility to keep assets in Ohio and not transfer to campuses out-of-state, based on the intent of donors when they wrote checks.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District is also closing about a third of its buildings.

2 years ago, state Rep. Gayle Manning had a bill that would require Ohio private schools receiving taxpayer-funded vouchers to release info for more transparency and help parents chose schools. Tons of resistance from privates. So the bill is back and narrower.

The school used restricted funds on expenses, which is not allowed. It didn't reconcile its bank account, at one point having $500K in checks and spending but not having the cash in the bank. It's accused of misusing federal Pell Grants.

Lots of turmoil in recent years at the teacher's pension organization. Removal of board members, litigation, revolt. But it appears they're trying to move forward.

JobsOhio isn't subject to public records laws or much public scrutiny since they're organized as a nonprofit. And the Ohio Supreme Court rejected a case that would have required it to open the books.

Ohio lawmakers dueling over high school name, image, likeness agreements: One bill would ban NIL deals for high schoolers. Another would permit them.

Vivek Ramaswamy, Ohio gubernatorial candidate, says Ohio's universities are clones of one another.

Trustees name Ravi Bellamkonda the 18th president of OSU. The previous president - Ted Carter - resigned amid scandal.

50 new reading coaches to work side-by-side with Ohio teachers in science of reading. They're also hiring science of reading implementation teams. I have more about these jobs (and the differences between them) here:

Gov. DeWine backs bill requiring more recess for Ohio students in K-8:

The host of the podcast related to the resignation of the OSU president was paid $15K/episode by JobsOhio, a separate entity from OSU. Good money if you can make it!

Columbus-area firm questioned over $220M Noem ad controversy: www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03...

A new dashboard will go live to track student attendance. The state is trying to bring down chronic absenteeism.

We've got Ohio State of the State Bingo cards! Today Gov. DeWine delivers his last SOTS address. The middle square is him eating a cream puff at the Ohio State Fair, lol. www.cleveland.com/open/2026/03...

Lots of news today: Judge issues hold (prelim injunction) on the state distributing unclaimed funds for sports venues, incl. new Cleveland Browns stadium, while litigation over it continues: www.cleveland.com/open/2026/03...

ICYMI: New superintendent over Ohio State Board of Education named:

UPDATE: OSU is now doing an investigation into the circumstances of Ted Carter's resignation - inappropriate relationship with someone who had biz before school

Punish by purse: 2 Ohio House bills would withhold state $$$ from K-12 and higher ed when the schools don't do what the legislature wants.

The daughter held medical licenses in Ohio before becoming a cancer specialist at Emory, before she was fired from there.

Why is this not showing the photo? Ok, story's about a new study about teacher morale. In Ohio, it's slightly lower than national average.

Ohio House unanimously passes bill to boost funding for Junior ROTC, NCDD programs

CSU was sued in January over the transfer of WCSB to Ideastream.

I asked the sponsor whether he brought receipts to the press conference. He didn't, just vague accusations.

The legislature offers donors to Scholarship Granting Organizations income tax credits, another layer of state subsidies to private education. Now, a small number of public school districts have figured out how to start SGOS too. www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...

On Sunday, a 26-story tower opens at OSU's Wexner Medical Center.

This new test option comes at a time when colleges are abandoning college admissions tests.

We've seen heartbreaking news stories about teens in crisis who have been promoted to die by suicide by chatbots. This bill seeks to stop that.

This comes as at least 2 school crossing guards were hit on the job last year in Ohio.