Education Funding Resources
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Podcast: Buckeye President David Hansen on the School Funding Amendment
June 20, 2007
School Funding as a Distraction
David W. Kirkpatrick
May 24, 2007
Education spending in America ranges from $15,000 to $45,000 per student. However, overall, there is little indication that simply increasing spending will improve educational outcomes. Constant stress on money draws attention away from other important educational issues.
The "Getting it Right" Group Has Gotten it Wrong
Deborah L. Owens, Ph.D.
March 5, 2007
In attempting to advance a constitutional amendment that would increase spending while decreasing accountability for K-12 education, a coalition of education insiders has been furthering major education funding myths to achieve their goals. These myths must be countered with reality.
Proposed Education Amendment Lets the Fox Guard Ohio's Henhouse
Greg Forster
February 8, 2007
A new proposed amendment to the Ohio constitution would effectively give the Ohio Board of Education total control over school spending. This will not improve education in Ohio. Simply spending more money doesn’t work. Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation Research Director Greg Forster explains that the state must look to proven methods of improving school choice will do far more to improve the educational outlook of Ohio than large spending increases.
Getting it Wrong for Ohio’s Future
Matthew Carr
January 26, 2007
A new proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution, placing the State Board of Education in charge of determining K-12 school funding, is a blank check for Ohio's public schools. The proposal rests on a fallacy that Ohio’s schools are under-funded, and that more dollars would lead to inherently better schools. Very little evidence supports this assertion.
Click here to read more education funding research from the Buckeye Institute.
Education Funding in the News
School funding could give Strickland's popularity a real test
Columbus Dispatch
July 22, 2007
Governor to take up changes in school funding
Akron Beacon Journal
July 5, 2007
Local officials down about dropped amendment campaign
Lima News
July 4, 2007
Click here to read more news about education funding in Ohio.
Ohio Revised Code on Education
Chapter 3314: Community Schools
Chapter 3310: Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program
Chapter 3302: Performance Standard Definitions
Chapter 3307: State Teachers Retirement System
Chapter 3309: Public School Employees Retirement System
Click here to read the rest of the Ohio Revised Code on education.
