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Report: Short-changed – How Poor-Performing Charters Cost All Ohio Kids
Our look at how $887 million in taxpayer funding for charter schools hurts the 93% of Ohio kids who remain in public schools.
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Report: Rate of Return – What Will Ohio’s Utilities Get for Campaign Cash?
How millions in campaign contributions led to legislation that would kill Ohio's renewable energy standards.
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Ohio Budget Imposes New Abortion Restrictions, Redefines Basic Biology
Check out our analysis and learn how these politicians are making medical decisions for you.
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Report: Unfair Funding – How Charter Schools Win & Traditional Schools Lose
Our analysis of charter school funding in Ohio.
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IO Report: Kasich Budget Cuts = $1 Billion in School Levies
Click to check out the report and research material.
Test Score Disparities Raise More Questions about Embattled Horizon Academies
On the heels of recent allegations that test and attendance scores were tampered with at the Horizon Academy in Dayton, IO today released an analysis showing that the chain’s Columbus school also displays startling inconsistencies between its state rankings and how its students perform on the independent ACT college entrance exam. We call on the Auditor to expand his investigation into Horizon beyond the Dayton school to find out if test manipulation is more widespread.
Keary McCarthy Is New President of Innovation Ohio
Today we announced that Keary McCarthy a long- time fixture in Ohio progressive politics, will become our new President and CEO in early August. McCarthy, taking over for IO founder Janetta King, who will retain her role as Chair of the Board.
State Cuts Lead to More School Taxes
Since May, 2011, Ohio taxpayers are paying $670 million more for school operations as a result of continuing state cuts to education, an increase of 34% compared to new levies approved during the same period four years earlier. And over $10 million of that is due to the elimination of property tax relief contained in the most recent Kasich budget.
Short-Changed: How Poor-Performing Charters Cost All Ohio Kids
In a new analysis, Innovation Ohio has found that for the 2012-2013 school year, 52% of state funding went to schools that performed worse than traditional public districts from whom those state funds were redirected. The result is that the students left in Ohio’s traditional public schools receive less support than the state says they need. Get the highlights and full report here.
Ohio lost jobs in February, lags the nation in job creation
New jobs data shows employment in Ohio dropped last month and the state has grown jobs by a full percentage point less than the nation as a whole since January, 2011.
