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Vouchers versus fair school funding? The answer should be clear: Peter Robertson

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Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman's assertion that voucher spending is “better for the taxpayers” is untrue, because most voucher recipients previously cost taxpayers nothing, from families that paid for their kids' private or parochial education. The 90%-plus of Ohio parents whose children are in public schools will not appreciate seeing what has become a handout to a privileged minority funded if their kids’ schools are not. They will be watchin…

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Vouchers versus fair school funding? The answer should be clear: Peter Robertson

Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman's assertion that voucher spending is “better for the taxpayers” is untrue, because most voucher recipients previously cost taxpayers nothing, from families that paid for their kids' private or parochial education. The 90%-plus of Ohio parents whose children are in public schools will not appreciate seeing what has become a handout to a privileged minority funded if their kids’ schools are not. They will be watchin…

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The Yellow Springs NewsThe Yellow Springs News

YS Schools join statewide voucher lawsuit

In early January, Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman spoke to the press about his intention to support cutting state funding to Ohio’s public schools in this year’s two-year overall budget, stating that “increases in spending are unsustainable.” “We have to look at whether these dollars are spent wisely,” Huffman told a reporter. Public schools in Ohio are funded in part by state tax monies, but largely by local property tax levies — and the way pu…

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Sidney Daily NewsSidney Daily News

Their View: Rural communities lose when vouchers replace public schools

By Melissa Cropper Guest columnist School funding in Ohio is at a crossroads. One direction — fully funding the Fair School Funding Plan — leads toward adequate and predictable school funding that finally complies with our state constitution. The other direction — backing out of the Fair School Funding Plan and diverting more public funds to private school vouchers — leads toward painful cuts at public schools and a potential public education de…

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