We have started to analyze the State of Ohio School District Profile Report (also known as the Cupp Report) for FY 2016 to see if the numbers tell us anything. Once the data is inserted in the Excel spreadsheets it… Read More ›
Education
Ever Heard of DeRolph v. State of Ohio? How to achieve equality in education?
With a belated thank you to a Heritage Club meeting attendee for mentioning the State of Ohio Supreme Court ruling that school funding with real estate taxes is unconstitutional, I started to do some research on this subject. In 1991… Read More ›
Riverside Schools….you rolled the dice and it came up “snake eyes”…
I had a meeting tonight to discuss the ongoing problem of the Riverside School district. Here is some information that I was told. In December 2016, a Bond Levy was passed to build two new schools. One behind the current… Read More ›
Riverside School District Taxpayers….hold on to your wallet, they are at it again..
After asking some questions on the status of the proposed new Riverside school in Concord Township, a source told me this: “The School District has, or will shortly, post information on the expected additional taxpayer costs, if the Madison Ave. and… Read More ›
Lake County Financing District….update…update
We sent an email to the Riverside School officials and inquired how the funds received from the Lake County Financing District were spent, and what impact will the Perry Plant devaluation have on the schools in the district. Here is… Read More ›
Lake County Financing District…what is it???
When I was looking at my real estate tax bill I noticed I was paying $182.24 every six months to some political sub-division called “Other”. No longer willing to just accept “other” as an acceptable answer, I started to do… Read More ›
Lake County Schools….by the numbers…
We found a useful comparative worksheet that allows us to compare Lake County schools versus the rest of the State of Ohio. The information is published annual in the Cupp Report. Here is the 2016 report. We have added in… Read More ›
Riverside Schools versus Concord Township
I sent an email to the Riverside School Board asking for an update on the problem with building a school in Concord Township, and for the scheduled school board meetings for 2018. We will start attending those meetings. (Comment: It is… Read More ›