North Eastern Ohio Education Association

Private school vouchers drain public funds, even though most go to families already paying private tuition. Meanwhile, Wooster public schools are underfunded. Ohio students deserve better. the-daily-record.com/story/opinion/…

Opinion by Jan Resseger Trump Administration Axes Funding for Key K-12 Education Programs on One Day’s Notice janresseger.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/tru…

I just took action with : Parent IEP Survey. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/parent-i…

School officials urge Ohio Senate against overriding DeWine’s veto on tax levies “Some Ohioans need property tax relief. But it should not be done on the backs of our schools, our students or the communities where they live." -Jeff Wensing, @OhioEA fox8.com/news/school-of…

Elyria Schools warns of ‘devastating’ cuts if lawmakers override DeWine’s state budget vetoes by Hannah Drown cleveland.com/news/2025/07/e…

“There is no Santa Claus, there is no Easter Bunny, and there is no such thing as school choice,” said Dan Heintz, a Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board member and teacher at Chardon Local Schools. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/11/ohi…

LaBrae Superintendent A.J. Calderone expressed his concerns on how vouchers could harm public schools: The exact words of the Ohio Constitution state, "no religious sect or sects shall ever have an exclusive right to or control of any funds of this state." wfmj.com/story/52912342…

HB 335 would gut nearly $12 million from Portage County schools and local services. This bill is a direct attack on Ohio's public schools. theportager.com/struggling-por…

I have some thoughts on Ohio education policy per usual.

State Budget Robs Poor Kids to Overfund Rich Adults, by @StephenODyer open.substack.com/pub/10thperiod…

The Real Reason Churches Advocate for Vouchers progressive.org/public-schools…

The Real Reason Churches Advocate for Vouchers progressive.org/public-schools…

A disgusting unconstitutional misuse of funds for unregulated and religious schools.

I wrote a letter to urge Legislators to support House Bill 497 which would eliminate student retention under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee - ohea.org/actions/ secure.ngpvan.com/ci9wC37YzES_P7…

“Not only was the legislature underfunding schools in terms of state funding, they were also trying to solve their property tax problem on the backs of Ohio’s public school students.” Right on, @GovTeacherScott

American Teachers in Red States Are Walking Away for Good The predictable consequences of the right wing’s war on public schools are being felt as educators leave their communities—and their profession. by Kenneal Patterson newrepublic.com/article/196744…

Full funding of local school districts’ rising costs was an urgently important goal in 2021, when the legislature undertook the six-year, three-budget phase-in of the Cupp-Patterson Fair School Funding Plan.

Couple of charts on what some schools are getting under state budget DeWine is considering signing, versus what they COULD have gotten under fully funded Fair School plan:

Responding to uncertainty over state funding, including a proposed law that would restrict a school district's use of inside millage, the Westerville City School Board has approved two proposed income taxes to offset projected budget gaps. by Dean Narciso dispatch.com/story/news/edu…

Major tax cuts, Browns stadium deal, and partisan fault lines define Ohio’s new budget It commits $1 billion to private schools, including $35 million for a new savings program for Ohio’s most religious schools. by Anna Staver cleveland.com/news/2025/06/m…