Fordham's Aaron Churchill: Ohio’s school funding formula is hurting open enrollment
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Michael Petrilli Fordham Institute OH Matthew Ladner Deven Carlson Rebecca Sibilia Jude Schwalbach Excellent analysis 💯

We laid out some options for addressing open enrollment funding in this brief.

I also lean toward the flat per-student amount, but would also add additional $s for students with disabilities (i.e. Wisconsin's approach)

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Michael Petrilli Fordham Institute OH Matthew Ladner Deven Carlson Rebecca Sibilia Jude Schwalbach Also, California provides another data point showing that financial incentives matter in K-12 open enrollment programs.

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Louisiana becomes the 12th state with universal #edchoice . Second universal #esa program passed during this election year. Unprecedented. The momentum and appetite for these programs are undeniable!

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During the pandemic, Congress doled out $190 billion in K-12 relief aid, which created a fiscal cliff and helped fuel the inflation that’s now eating into school districts’ budgets. reason.com/2024/05/27/k-1…

When someone says “public schools take all students” they’re not telling the truth: kcur.org/2024-03-11/st-…

#NoMoreLines

“Public schools should be free to all students, not just those whose families can afford to live there,” argues Jude Schwalbach.
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Of the Ohio school districts charging tuition, the average fee is about $11,000 per student per school year, the Reason Foundation investigation found. That’s $11,000 annually to attend a supposedly public school. reason.org/commentary/whe…

Unfortunately, living on the wrong side of a school boundary isn’t just bad luck. Even today, schools and governments gerrymander boundaries to exclude students they perceive as undesirable. reason.org/education-news…

Aggressive enforcement of anti- #SchoolChoice policies leaves painful mark years later on families, including Kelley Williams-Bolar, via The 74
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Read my piece in USA TODAY this morning.

'In 2024, although Linda Brown wouldn’t be turned away from a coveted public school because of her race, it’s likely she would still be turned away.'

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Friday is the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Ed.

Arkansas enjoys a relatively streamlined and straightforward funding system. Christian Barnard takes a look at how K-12 is financed in the state:
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Many of Ohio's best school districts charge tuition so that outside students can attend. And that charge is steep. Jude Schwalbach says this makes 'public' districts more like private schools and can make vouchers look like a bargain. Via The 74

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💰 $11K to access a quality public school?

Another excellent essay by Jude Schwalbach highlights how our public schools are betraying their promise of being open to all students on equal terms.

.Jude Schwalbach: When public schools keep certain students out — or make them pay to attend buff.ly/3xVsDbf

'When school districts can sell their seats they lose their democratic qualities and become de facto private schools.' - 22 exclusive OH districts deny non-residents access by charging tuition, via Jude Schwalbach The 74 the74million.org/article/when-p…
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Many of Ohio's top-performing school districts opt-out of open enrollment altogether, while others sell their seats to families. Jude Schwalbach writes:

'Of the districts charging tuition, the average fee is about $11,000 per student per school year, the Reason Foundation

Nearly 9-in-10 Pennsylvanians think every should be empowered to attend the public school that best meets their needs.

But...
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A new report from AvailableToAll finds school zone boundaries perpetuate inequality, unacceptable 70 years after the Brown v. Board decision.

That’s why the #NoMoreLines Coalition is here to abolish these exclusionary lines by 2030!

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