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.
This is Episode 1 of a new season of "Untangled" from All Sides and WOSU Public Media.
In this episode, we explain how much it costs to educate Ohio’s school kids. We will break down where the money comes from and how much is currently being spent.
And then we will look at recent attempts to fix the way schools are funded in the state.
Guests:
- Andrew Tobias, state government and politics reporter, Signal Ohio
- Aaron Churchill, Ohio Research Director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
- William L. Phillis, consultant, Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding
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