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Pruitt, PhD Annie Volker  \nINTRODUCTION  \nSchool is a place where childhood happens. Ohio’s public educators teach children of all races and backgrounds basic skills, but also challenge and inspire them to follow their dreams. For many students, school is a safe place to learn, develop and grow.  \nOhio currently educates 1.6 million children attending school in our cities, suburbs and small towns. For years, almost no one was happy about how the state of Ohio funded public schools. The system pitted communities against each other and private and charter schools against public schools. We were living in the K-12 version of the “Hunger Games”: The wealthier your district, the stronger your chances of success.  \nMost state lawmakers signed off on a system that relied too heavily on local property taxes,1 so communities where many residents have low incomes struggled to pay for the basics like updated resources and teaching materials. The state capped the funding it sent to some districts, often leaving those districts feeling cheated. In others, state funding failed to keep up with changing costs and student needs. Since 2005, lawmakers have been systematically sending more resources to the wealthiest Ohioans by cutting the state income tax, which accounts for nearly one-third of the state’s spending on schools. Meanwhile, lawmakers have diverted almost $1 billion a year from local levies to private and charter schools.2  \nThese policy choices have taken a toll on Ohio’s educational outcomes. Education Week ranks Ohio 46th in the nation for equitable distribution of funding.3 The performance metrics included: (1) state spending by examining per-pupil expenditures adjusted for regional cost differences, the percent of students in districts with per-pupil spending at or above the national average, spending index, and percent of total taxable resources spent on education and (2) Equity, by examining the degree to which education funding is equitably distributed across the districts within the state.4  \nThe pandemic has contributed to a decline in test scores, which could have an impact on our overall ranking, if we do not get students caught up.5 Over nearly two decades, we can draw a straight line between the racial and economic achievement  \n1 See, Tanisha Pruitt, “The Fair School Funding Plan: An End to Ohio’s K-12 Hunger Games,” Policy Matters Ohio, September 2021, [https://bit.ly/3neUKNa](https://bit.ly/3neUKNa).  \n2 Id.  \n3 EdWeek, State Grades on K-12 Achievement: 2021 Map and Rankings, [https://bit.ly/EdFundEquity](https://bit.ly/EdFundEquity)[ ](https://bit.ly/EdFundEquity)4 Quality Counts 2021: Grading the States, [https://bit.ly/3TwSmh3](https://bit.ly/3TwSmh3)  \n5 Fordham Institute, “The post-pandemic education landscape in Ohio,” [https://bit.ly/42zm0pS](https://bit.ly/42zm0pS)  \ngaps and the lack of funding to provide Black, brown, economically disadvantaged students6 and students with disabilities what they need to succeed in school.  \nOhio’s schools are becoming more racially and ethnically diverse; the Hispanic7 population (a close proxy for Latinx) alone has more than doubled over the last 10 years.8 Student poverty is also on the rise with 51% of students considered economically disadvantaged and the homeless student population doubling over the last decade.9  \nCOVID-19 created unstable and even chaotic learning environments across Ohio. The elevated stress and social isolation caused by the move to virtual learning10 exacerbated students’need for mental health services.11 The pandemic continues to take a toll on educators as well. COVID and other outbreaks are making educators sick. Moreover, increased stress and low pay cause many educators to leave the profession. Districts across the state have grappled with unprecedented staff shortages. For example, Columbus City Schools (CCS) had 800 emp","cbCaioBbAdkdZYcU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioBbAdkdZYcU","pdf",927165,"English","# INTRODUCTION\n# How Ohio’s K-12 Funding Works\n## Local property taxes and state funding caps\n## Diversion to private and charter schools\n# Impact on Educational Outcomes\n## Equity metrics and rankings\n## Pandemic effects on students and educators\n# Equity Challenges in Diverse and Low-Income Communities\n## Racial/ethnic diversity and student poverty","[{\"question\":\"Ohio目前如何为K-12教育提供资金？\",\"answer\":\"报告指出，俄亥俄州的K-12教育资金主要依赖地方不动产税，同时州层面对部分地区的拨款设置上限，并且资金流向在公共学校、私立学校与特许学校之间发生了转移。\"},{\"question\":\"资金分配不均会带来哪些教育后果？\",\"answer\":\"报告将资金分配不均与俄亥俄州教育公平性的下降联系起来，并提到与人均支出、地区成本差异以及拨款公平度相关的评估结果，同时指出在疫情后成绩下滑的风险。\"},{\"question\":\"疫情如何加剧了俄亥俄州学校面临的挑战？\",\"answer\":\"报告说明，疫情导致学习环境不稳定并加重压力与社会隔离，进一步增加学生获得心理健康服务的需求；同时，疫情也影响教育工作者的健康并造成人员短缺，进而影响学校运行。\"}]","Funding Ohio’s future - How Ohio funds K-12 education & how we can do better | PDF",1792059584,48]