The state legislature is racing against a Saturday deadline that would automatically 鈥� and massively 鈥� expand the number of public schools where students are eligible for private or religious school vouchers.
Left unchanged, the number of schools would balloon to 1,227, a 381% increase over a three-year period. That鈥檚 an expensive escalation.
The Senate on Tuesday night passed a measure that would have reduced the number of eligible public schools and raised the income level for who can qualify. The House on Wednesday unanimously rejected it, promising 鈥渂old ideas.鈥�
With the clock ticking, left hanging in the balance are students, schools and taxpayers.
Coming up on All Sides: the pros and cons of expanding the school voucher program.
Guests:
- Karen Kasler, Bureau Chief, Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
- Aaron Churchill, Ohio research director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
- Scott DiMauro, president, Ohio Education Association
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