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A group seeks to eliminate Ohio property taxes. Experts warn it would create devastating budget cuts • Ohio Capital Journal A group of activists is signing people up to eliminate Ohio's property tax. That's a terrible idea, finance and policy experts say.

A group seeks to eliminate Ohio property taxes. Experts warn it would create devastating budget cuts
by Marty Schladen
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/a...

Plain Dealer Editorial
Instead of revising his effort to muzzle school districts, Callender should just throw proposed House Bill 671 into the nearest wastebasket. That’s where it belongs.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...

Empty classroom with desks and a chalkboard promoting Honesty Teams' voucher campaign orientation on March 9 at 12PM and 7PM.

Join us on Monday for the Voucher Campaign Orientation! Vouchers drain money from the public schools most kids rely on and hand it to private schools that can pick and choose who their students are! Come learn how you can get involved in the fight.

📅 March 9th at Noon + 7pm
🔗 bit.ly/OHvouchers101

Nearly half of Ohio’s teachers say they may quit teaching; morale lags national average: Report
by Laura Hancock
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/03...

Heritage Foundation Strategizes and State Legislatures Propose Laws to Deny Free Public Schools to Undocumented Children For weeks, as we have been watching the tragedy of ICE invading schoolyards to round up immigrant students and their parents and send them off to warehouse detention centers, there are also structu…

Opinion by Jan Resseger:
Heritage Foundation Strategizes and State Legislatures Propose Laws to Deny Free Public Schools to Undocumented Children
janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/h...

Ohio House passes bill to improve public school experience for foster students The Ohio House passed a bill 92-1 on Wednesday meant to improve the K-12 experience for Ohio children placed in foster care.

Ohio House passes bill to improve public school experience for foster students
www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-h...

Former Ohio State law professor reflects on how SB 1 led to her early retirement It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 1 into law. Since the bill’s enactment on March 28, 2025, which became effective in June, Ohio public universities have been required ...

Ruth Colker, a highly distinguished law professor and the Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law, said that Ohio State’s “overcompliance” with SB 1 and its DEI rollbacks played a direct role in her early retirement.
www.thelantern.com/2026/03/form...

Multiple schools in Columbus, across Ohio receive bomb threats The Columbus Division of Police is investigating potentially related bomb threats at several area schools.

Multiple schools in Columbus, across Ohio receive bomb threats
School officials said the "hoax" or "swatting" threats appear to be connected to similar threats elsewhere in the state.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2026/03/04/high-schools-columbus-cincinnati-ohio-bomb-threats/88981695007/

Join We Are Many, We Are One for a A Freedom Rally for Prayer and Action on Sunday March 8th in Northeast Ohio!

This interfaith worship gathering will lift up a shared vision of belonging, safety, and freedom. All are welcome!

Register and learn more: bit.ly/WAMWAO-March8

Teacher, health care unions push back on Ohio legislation aiding ICE Four local unions held a news conference Wednesday asking state lawmakers to reject proposed legislation that would aid federal immigration enforcement in Ohio.

Greater Cincinnati teacher, health care unions push back on legislation aiding ICE
www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...

Still in the Fight: A Conversation with Retired Educators Thu 5 Mar, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM [EST]: Thursday, March 5, 2026 7 – 8pm EST Sign up for virtual event with Honesty for Ohio Education Hosted in Berea, OH 44017 Connect virtually with fellow retired educat...

Still in the Fight: A Conversation with Retired Educators

Thu 3/5
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online event by @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social
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For more NE #Ohio Resistance events, please see our new website's "NEOhio United Calendar" IndivisibleNEO.org/#calendar

A thousand protestors gather on the Oval at OSU

Flyer for March 4 Day of Action with the slogan “Shred SB1”

One year ago, on March 4, 2025, about 1000 students, faculty, and staff at Ohio State came together to protest Ohio’s Senate Bill 1. Organized by AAUP-OSU. OSA at OSU, and many more, we spoke out against this bill to repress academic freedom, unions, DEi, and implement surveillance on our teaching.

Akron Public Schools at a crossroads: Superintendent highlights academic gains, warns of budget cuts, enrollment decline Akron Public Schools Superintendent Mary Outley outlined both academic momentum and mounting financial and enrollment pressures facing the district.

Akron Public Schools at a crossroads: Superintendent highlights academic gains, warns of budget cuts, enrollment decline
www.wkyc.com/article/news...

Supreme Court blocks California policies intended to protect transgender students | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a California education policy that restricts teachers from informing parents about a student’s gender expression, pausing an approach the state says is intended to ...

Supreme Court blocks California policies intended to protect transgender students
edition.cnn.com/2026/03/02/p...

Announcement for LGBTQ+ Listening Campaign Kickoff on Wednesday, March 11th at 7pm with registration link bit.ly/marchkickoffevent.

Join Honesty for Ohio Education’s LGBTQ+ Coalition on March 11th for the statewide listening campaign kickoff to get trained as a listening campaign leader so you can bring this conversation to your community—and help shape the advocacy agenda.
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📅 March 11, 7pm
🔗 bit.ly/marchkickoffevent

The Mothers Who Marched for Equality in Hillsboro, Ohio In May 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schooling was illegal. That didn’t mean that schools changes overnight—or without a fight.

The Mothers Who Marched for Equality in Hillsboro, Ohio
In May 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schooling was illegal. That didn’t mean that schools changes overnight—or without a fight.
by Aaron Rovan
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smiths...

Ohio lawmaker seeks to mandate tutoring for struggling students COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Some Ohio lawmakers are increasingly concerned about students’ declining test scores in math and English. According to recent assessments, one-fifth of Ohio students display…

Ohio lawmaker seeks to mandate tutoring for struggling students
by Jesse Bethea
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...

Polling shows Ohio public libraries have vast voter support • Ohio Capital Journal New polling shows Ohio voters see library services as “everyday necessities,” among the highest rated services offered at the local level.

Polling shows Ohio public libraries have vast voter support
by Susan Tebben
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/02/p...

Ohio school district bans ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster over inclusion of rainbow, trans flags Little Miami School Board deemed the flags to be "sexuality content."

Ohio school district bans ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster over inclusion of rainbow, trans flags
Little Miami School Board deemed the flags to be “sexuality content.”
by Ben Jodway
thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/02/28/l...

Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are some of the best little readers in the nation. What’s their secret? An elementary school in Ohio has some of the best young readers in the nation. How they did it—and how a new law put it all at risk.

Teaching Kids to Read: How One School District Gets It Right
An elementary school in Steubenville, Ohio has some of the best young readers in the nation. How they did it—and how a new law put it all at risk.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

More local schools headed for financial challenges Local schools districts are looking at financial difficulties ahead as their most recent five-year financial forecasts show their expenses will soon be outmatching their revenues, and school treasurer...

Local schools districts are looking at a lot of red numbers in their budgets as they plan out their five-year financial forecasts, which are signaling that their expenses will soon be outmatching their revenues.
by Samantha Wildow
www.daytondailynews.com/local/more-l...

Cleveland’s school buses have ongoing safety problems CMSD's transportation problems included drivers who didn’t stop at railroad crossings or wore earbuds and mechanical issues with buses.

Safety issues with Cleveland school buses prompt state action
State officials say they have been trying for more than a year to get Cleveland schools to fix problems with district transportation including unsafe drivers and mechanical issues with buses.
signalcleveland.org/safety-issue...

Can lottery revenue replace property taxes? Not so fast While many see lottery and casino revenues as a easy solution for public school financing, the picture is a lot trickier than that for Ohio schools.

Can lottery revenue replace property taxes? Not so fast
An analysis of state lottery revenue shows that only 25 cents of every dollar spent on lottery games in Ohio goes to education.
by Cole Behrens and Kelli Weir
www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...

McMahon Continues Dismantling Dept. of Education. Will She Succeed? janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/m...

McMahon Continues Dismantling Dept. of Education. Will She Succeed? As someone who has advocated for responsible and equitable federal public education policy since the No Child Left Behind era, through the Race to the Top years, and through the growing rush to pri…

Opinion by Jan Resseger
McMahon Continues Dismantling Dept. of Education. Will She Succeed?
janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/m...

Lake County officials warn residents of the 'catastrophic' fate of abolishing property taxes As Ohioans decide whether to keep or abolish property tax, Lake County officials are trying to prepare homeowners for the reality that could follow.

Lake County officials warn residents of the 'catastrophic' fate of abolishing property taxes
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...

Event poster for 'Still in the Fight: A Conversation with Retired Educators' hosted by Honesty Teams for Ohio Education, featuring a red apple and registration link.

Calling all retired educators 📣
Your wisdom, leadership, and voice are needed! Connect with fellow retired educators for a virtual discussion about staying engaged in public education. Join us on March 5th at 7pm. Register here: bit.ly/4aZEbLA

Stivers students stage ICE walkout with Dayton Public Schools’ blessing More than 200 students walked out of their seventh period class at Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton Wednesday to protest recent actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Stivers students stage ICE walkout with Dayton Public Schools’ blessing
by Eileen McClory
www.daytondailynews.com/local/stiver...

UC, OSU sign agreement to cut ties with organizations that promote diversity The U.S. Department of Education says the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University and several other universities from around the country have signed resolution agreements ending their partners...

UC, OSU sign agreement to cut ties with organizations that promote diversity
by Zach Carreon
www.wyso.org/2026-02-25/u...

Cleveland pastor's message to students: don't miss school. His motivational tour draws debate A prominent Black pastor's visits to CMSD schools are raising concerns about separation of church and state at a district struggling to address chronic absenteeism.

Cleveland pastor's message to students: don't miss school. His motivational tour draws debate
A prominent Black pastor's visits to CMSD schools are raising concerns about separation of church and state at a district struggling to address chronic absenteeism.
www.ideastream.org/education/20...