Laura Hancock

2 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Laura Hancock

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sen. Jerry Cirino, the powerful Republican who chairs the state Senate’s budget committee, struck a perfectly friendly tone when he asked two women representing the Ohio Association of School Business Officials which version of the state budget was best for public education: Gov. Mike DeWine’s, the House’s or the Senate’s. The Lake County Republican was satisfied when one replied that she thought the Senate plan was best.

2 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Laura Hancock

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Suburban school districts with low poverty and high enrollment would fare better in the state budget than urban districts with high poverty and enrollment, according to an analysis. Cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer ran the funding proposals of Gov. Mike DeWine, the Ohio House and the Ohio Senate for all 609 Ohio school districts. A searchable table showing funding scenarios is below.

3 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Laura Hancock

NewsUpdated: Jun. 05, 2025, 12:56 p.m.|Published: Jun. 05, 2025, 12:53 p.m.Case Western Reserve University, September 10, 2024. The new Sara and Curt Moll Institute will address mental health crisis in Northeast Ohio and beyond.John Kuntz, cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio – Case Western Reserve University announced it is opening a new mental health institute to address the growing mental health crisis in Northeast Ohio and beyond.

3 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Laura Hancock

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The General Assembly is expected to grant the Ohio Department of Higher Education more oversight over colleges and universities in fiscal distress. Provisions in the state budget bill would give the higher education officials more lead time to intervene if a school is in financial trouble or under investigation by the federal government. Students would be able to access their transcripts, even after a school closes.

3 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Laura Hancock

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Fair School Funding Plan is in, so are financial rewards for high-performing and fast-growing school districts, according to the Ohio Senate’s version of the two-year state budget. A school funding stabilization mechanism known as “the guarantee” is out. The Senate unveiled dozens of budget proposals on Tuesday afternoon. Senate leaders said that their funding overall provides more money to education than proposals in the Ohio House and from Gov. Mike DeWine.