- The state budget bill remains the story of the week. In case you missed it, the Senate passed their version of the bill and the House refused to concur in the changes thereunto. Thus setting up a conference committee. (Gongwer Ohio, 6/10/21) According to the Dayton Daily News (and literally everyone else with a platform to comment), education provisions—funding, school choice, computer science, online learning, and other stuff too—will feature prominently in the committee’s negotiations. (Dayton Daily News, 6/11/21)
- But don’t forget that there are other bills that are not the state budget which might be of interest. Case in point is HB 316, which would allow students to “redo” a Covid-disrupted school year if they want. In my humble opinion, proponent testimony before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee this week was pretty compelling. Opponent testimony was…off point. YMMV. (Gongwer Ohio, 6/9/21)
- Speaking of which, the elected board of Licking Heights City Schools voted this week to spend a portion of their state funding to join the putative anti-voucher lawsuit brewing out there, despite the fact that it will barely benefit them at all. According to this piece, it seems like they did so mainly to help Columbus City Schools, which doesn’t make a ton of sense to me. And also: tee hee on “thorough and adequate”. (Newark Advocate, 6/10/21)
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