/tags/edchoice EdChoice en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:03:59 GMT /2024-06-18/school-voucher-use-has-exploded-some-ohio-families-cant-take-part Nearly a year after legislators made school vouchers available to all Ohio families, the program's use still lags in rural Ohio. Advocates are pushing to increase school choice in small towns. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:03:59 GMT /2024-06-18/school-voucher-use-has-exploded-some-ohio-families-cant-take-part Zack Carreon, WVXU, Kendall Crawford /politics-government/2024-02-28/vouchers-rise-while-public-enrollment-grows-suggesting-students-arent-leaving-public-schools State data shows thousands of Franklin County students took EdChoice vouchers this school year, but enrollment in public school districts also grew. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-02-28/vouchers-rise-while-public-enrollment-grows-suggesting-students-arent-leaving-public-schools Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2023-11-29/ohio-spends-15-million-more-than-estimated-on-expanded-private-school-voucher-program Ohio's Legislative Services Commission estimated the state would spend about $397 million on the private school vouchers in this fiscal year. The state actually spent over $412 million. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:41:04 GMT /politics-government/2023-11-29/ohio-spends-15-million-more-than-estimated-on-expanded-private-school-voucher-program George Shillcock /news/2022-08-16/group-plans-to-put-christian-schools-inside-ohio-churches-with-help-from-public-money The Center for Christian Virtue is opening the first of what it hopes to be many schools inside church buildings. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:08:48 GMT /news/2022-08-16/group-plans-to-put-christian-schools-inside-ohio-churches-with-help-from-public-money Jo Ingles /politics-government/2022-07-12/judge-reviewing-arguments-over-ohios-school-voucher-program More than 100 school districts along with 20 different education and community groups have weighed-in on the lawsuit against Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:28:54 GMT /politics-government/2022-07-12/judge-reviewing-arguments-over-ohios-school-voucher-program Andy Chow /politics-government/2022-01-17/former-house-democratic-leader-says-edchoice-did-not-have-bipartisan-roots Current and former elected officials are debating the origins of the EdChoice voucher program which is now the subject of a lawsuit. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 19:39:59 GMT /politics-government/2022-01-17/former-house-democratic-leader-says-edchoice-did-not-have-bipartisan-roots Andy Chow /politics-government/2022-01-11/husted-defends-ohio-private-school-voucher-program-facing-legal-challenge Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said the EdChoice voucher program began as a way to help students in struggling school districts and he says it's still effective today. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:06:04 GMT /politics-government/2022-01-11/husted-defends-ohio-private-school-voucher-program-facing-legal-challenge Andy Chow /politics-government/2022-01-05/ohio-public-schools-are-suing-over-private-school-voucher-program Five public school districts are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging Ohio's EdChoice voucher program. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:49:49 GMT /politics-government/2022-01-05/ohio-public-schools-are-suing-over-private-school-voucher-program Andy Chow /politics/2021-10-07/bill-would-make-all-ohio-students-eligible-for-private-school-vouchers The legislation, known as the "backpack bill," allows universal vouchers for all students, regardless of family income. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:57:30 GMT /politics/2021-10-07/bill-would-make-all-ohio-students-eligible-for-private-school-vouchers Jo Ingles /politics/2021-07-07/new-ohio-school-report-cards-wont-impact-voucher-program Ohio will scrap the state’s A-F grades for school districts and replace them with star ratings in five categories. However it won’t affect the state’s largest taxpayer-funded voucher program. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:57:17 GMT /politics/2021-07-07/new-ohio-school-report-cards-wont-impact-voucher-program Karen Kasler