Speaker(s): Dan Heintz, Cleveland Hts.-University Hts. School Board Member, Chardon Teacher, and Steering Committee Member of the Vouchers Hurt Ohio coalition; other speaker TBD

Since the late 1990’s Ohio’s voucher system has increased access to state-funded school scholarships.  Previously, eligibility was  primarily based  on a family’s income or a school’s academic performance.  Since 2023’s dramatic voucher expansion, most K-12 students are eligible for scholarship assistance to both private and parochial schools. Do these school  choice programs create a competitive educational marketplace?  Or are the school vouchers unconstitutional, given the use of public tax funds for private and religious education? Currently l/3 of Ohio’s public schools are financed by the school voucher program.