Well, this is a huge surprise. We have been waiting for a basic statistic that we thought was tracked by each school system and the State of Ohio on their Cupp Reports. They track virtually every other statistic, but for… Read More ›
Education
Ohio School Funding…..at least they are talking about it
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyist for sharing this article on school funding. We will be reaching out to our State Representative on the School Board to try to get more information. Our preference is to give choice and control back… Read More ›
Buckeye Institute Article…….school funding alternatives
We found this recent article (September 14, 2018) prepared by Greg Lawson of the Buckeye Institute that we think is worthwhile reading. It deals with alternative school funding in the State of Ohio. The basic idea is giving more control… Read More ›
Riverside Local Schools……compensation and pensions revealed
We have starting researching Ohio teachers’ compensation packages. We discovered the following website that provides the details on the individual teacher’s and administrator’s annual compensation. We started with the Riverside Local school district. http://www.tos.ohio.gov/Teacher_Salary/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any- Here is what the website showed us… Read More ›
Cleveland’s Education Statistics….it is not about the money
The Center for Community Solutions provided these statistics about education in the City of Cleveland. 20% of the people living in Cleveland do not have a high school education –(LFC Comment: spending $20,000 per year per child does not seem… Read More ›
Each Child Our Future….a look into the future of education in Ohio
We received the brochure “Ohio Strategic Plan For Education: 2019 – 2024. This is a comprehensive report prepared by the top educators in Ohio. It reveals what they consider to be the challenges of public education and their solutions to… Read More ›
Lake County Schools…..analysis from Cupp Reports
updated: 11/3/18 “Personnel Data” updated: 11/4/18 “Property Tax Value and Tax Data” / “Local Tax Effort” / “Expenditure Per Pupil Data” updated: 11/6/18 “Revenue Per Pupil Data” / “District Financial Status” We have been asked about some details regarding students… Read More ›
School Levies….citizens speaking out
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for sending us these articles from the News-Herald…..Taxpayers are not very happy with the ever increasing property taxes.
ACT Scores Dropping While Property Taxes Are Going Up…..Does Common Core need to go?
Thanks, to Lobbyist Jim for this disturbing article on declining ACT scores for college bound students: Thanks, Common Core: ACT Scores for Class of 2018 Worst in Decades By Paula Bolyard October 17, 2018 chat 434 comments (Getty Images) The creators of the ACT test… Read More ›
Public School Funding……at least they are looking at it
Thanks to Lobbyist Kirsten for this article on Ohio’s public school funding. After latest report cards, Ohio lawmakers plan school funding fix By Jim Siegel The Columbus Dispatch Posted Oct 22, 2018 at 5:55 AM Updated Oct 22, 2018 at… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College Levy….VOTE A RESOUNDING NO!
We were asked for our opinion on the Lakeland Community College proposed levy. For an entity that is supposed operate in the best interests of the community, they have not impressed us with their decision making, nor are the trustees… Read More ›
Ohio School Funding……lot’s of talk, but no action
Thanks to Lobbyists Arzella for uncovering this article from 2017 about school funding. http://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2017/04/25/ohio-school-funding-unequal-20-years-after-supreme-court-case We need some “out of the box” thinking on public school funding, because there is ample evidence indicating that what we are doing is not working,… Read More ›
Ohio Public School Funding Report……20 years after DeRolph
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this link to the article on the state of Ohio public school financing twenty years after the DeRolph case that deemed the use of property taxes to fund public schools unconstitutional. Since this is a… Read More ›
Tax Abatements for Business…..costing public schools?
Thanks to Lobbyist Kirsten for this article on how the tax abatement policy for businesses have impacted Ohio’s public schools. This article provides a great deal of detail, and may be a bit overwhelming. https://www.policymattersohio.org/research-policy/quality-ohio/revenue-budget/budget-policy/tax-abatements-cost-ohio-schools-at-least-125-million “Property tax abatements caused 180… Read More ›
Public Education…..change once again is needed
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this link to an article that dares to offer alternatives to public schools, and Common Core. The last sentence of the article makes sense to us. “The rallying cry should be for educational freedom so… Read More ›
Ohio School Funding…..has the time arrived for change?
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for her research on the school funding issues….It seems that the unfairness of the use of property taxes has been discussed by citizens and politicians for quite some time. Here is a letter to the editor… Read More ›
Property Tax vs Income Tax for Public School Funding…
Did you know that a public school district could request an income tax be placed on the ballot versus a property tax? Here is a link to an April 8, 2018 article by Ashtabula’s Star Beacon detailing Geneva’s request for… Read More ›
A Paradigm Shift in Public Education is Needed….here is one idea
Thanks to Lobbyist Siobhan for letting us know about Gregg Lawson, of the Buckeye Institute, speaking out for universal school vouchers. Here is a link to a web-site that details their ideas about Education Savings Accounts. http://theohiostar.com/2018/09/16/ohio-think-tank-recommends-politicians-end-education-by-zip-code-and-go-for-real-reform/ The State legislators… Read More ›
State of Ohio Report Card Grades…..
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim W. for this article: (LFC Comments: Here are the overall grades earned by each school district. Unfortunately, our research into the whole idea of State report cards leaves us disillusioned about their accuracy. In any case,… Read More ›
Ohio School Funding….a lot of talk, no action
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this article on school funding……everyone knows there is a problem, seniors are being pushed into poverty, but no one really has the spine to do anything about it because the public school’s special interest lobbyists… Read More ›
DeRolph versus the State of Ohio…..a bit of history and reality for seniors
Our focus on the impact of increasing property taxes on our seniors has led us into learning the history of the DeRolph versus the State of Ohio, where the Ohio Supreme Court found that using property taxes as a funding… Read More ›
DeWine…less testing, more funding for schools…really?
Thanks to Lobbyist Kirsten for the heads up on the proposed education plan by Mike DeWine, candidate for Governor of Ohio. “Less testing, more learning: DeWine unveiled his education plan on Thursday, calling for fewer tests and more state funding for… Read More ›
School Funding article……more “food for thought”
Thanks to neighbor Mike for the following link that discusses alternatives to public school funding. https://www.ecs.org/is-it-time-to-stop-funding-schools-with-local-property-taxes/
Public Schools….what do they have in store for your children?
We were made aware of a new program for our public schools entitled “Each Child, Our Future”. We asked Sarah Fowler, our State Representative to the Ohio School Board, what her opinion was of the new program. This is her… Read More ›
Lake County Statistics
The Center for Community Solutions produces some very interesting statistics about each county in the State of Ohio. Here are some sobering numbers about Lake County: Lake County Poverty Statistics 2018 (1) Although I have no gift of prophecy, I… Read More ›