At the foundation of every school building is a battle: a battle over taxes, spending and fairness. Education is a fundamental right. The responsibility is clear, but who pays? That answer is not so clear.
Join us for a new season of Untangled from All Sides and WOSU Public Media. This season, we are tackling “The Cost of Learning.”
Educating all of Ohio’s school kids costs billions of dollars every year: $13 billion in property taxes, $8 billion in money from the state, $3 billion from the federal government…that’s a lot of money.
Some argue it’s not enough. Some argue it’s too much. Most agree it’s not distributed fairly.
Affluent suburban communities have new buildings and lots of fancy programs, while poorer rural and urban schools struggle. Add in taxpayer support for private schools, and Ohio’s system is a tangled mess.
Join us for a new season of Untangled, as we look at how we pay for schools, where the money goes, if it’s spent wisely, and try to answer the question: is there a better way?
Listen to Untangled: The Cost of Learning Mondays at 11 a.m. during All Sides with Amy Juravich on 89.7, NPR News and weekly on this podcast feed.
This first episode drops on Sept. 15.