On your ballot: Child Protective Services renewal levy, Issue 3

Every voter in Clermont County will see the Children's Protective Services (CPS) renewal levy and Issue 3 on the ballot. CPS Renewal Levy. The last two ballot measures, which failed, attempted a slight increase in CPS funding. In contrast, this measure is a straight renewal of a 0.8-mill levy for five years to support [...]

By |2026-10-07T15:57:17-04:00October 7th, 2026|Action, Issues, News & Issues, Newsletter, Ohio|Comments Off on On your ballot: Child Protective Services renewal levy, Issue 3

Tell Schmidt, Bird, Johnson to direct surplus funds to public school students

According to the Ohio Office of Management and Budget, there is about $536 million in unencumbered state budget revenue left over after fiscal year 2026. Honesty for Ohio Education suggests that since the state appropriated $2.75 billion for FY 26 and FY 27 than what the Fair School Funding Plan [...]

By |2026-09-09T09:08:02-04:00September 9th, 2026|Action, Editorial, Issues, News & Issues, Ohio|Comments Off on Tell Schmidt, Bird, Johnson to direct surplus funds to public school students

Start of school puts spotlight on lack of fair funding

As students return to classrooms, Ohio is expected to cover a smaller share of the cost calculated by its public school funding formula than at any point in more than two decades. As noted in this recent story on NBC, when State lawmakers do not vote to fully fund the Fair School Funding Plan funding [...]

By |2026-08-25T12:57:32-04:00August 25th, 2026|General News, Issues, News & Issues, Newsletter, Ohio|Comments Off on Start of school puts spotlight on lack of fair funding
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