Table of contents Previous section Next section Ohio’s share of low-income students enrolled in colleges or universities increased by 22.2 percent between 2000 and 2010, the second largest increase in the nation.[34] However, need-based financial aid dropped precipitously at the end of the decade. Figure 4 shows that between 2005
Table of contents Download K-12 report Previous section Next section In 2011, the Ohio General Assembly passed, and the governor signed, a budget for the current biennium (FY 2012-13) that included $1.8 billion less in overall funding for K-12 education than the previous two-year budget. Table 4 shows how and
Table of contents Previous section Next section The state took local government aid to balance its own budget, leaving local governments with budget problems that have intensified each year. No community went unscathed. The Kasich administration suggested local shortfalls would be averted by elimination of collective bargaining rights, privatization, merging
Table of contents Previous section Next section The General Revenue Fund (GRF) represents allocation of tax revenues by elected officials. The major functions supported in Ohio’s GRF in 2013 were education (K-12 received 40.2 percent and higher education, 10.7 percent, for a total of 51 percent of the budget); health
For immediate release Contact Piet van Lier, 216.361.9801 Executive summary Full report Table of contents Policy Matters proposes a budget that works The budget for the next biennium presents an opportunity to take a balanced approach to the state’s future, according to a budget document released today by Policy Matters
Table of contentsPrevious sectionNext section Ohio’s state tax system, like those of most states, depends heavily on two major taxes: the personal income tax, and the sales and use tax. These two taxes together account for well over four-fifths of the state’s General Revenue Fund tax revenue.[64] The income tax
Wendy Patton, senior project director for Policy Matters Ohio, joined Progress Ohio and the Progressive Legislative Caucus at a Statehouse press conference on federal deficit reduction. Her remarks addressed the importance of revenues in the budget and deficit discussions pending in Congress.
Ohio’s personal income tax plays a critical role in lessening the disparity between affluent taxpayers and everyone else. The state income tax, with graduated rates that increase as income does, is the state’s only major tax based on ability to pay.
43 percent of Ohio residents have almost no savings to cover emergencies or save for the future.
43 percent of Ohio residents have almost no savings to cover emergencies or save for the future.
Ohio’s personal income tax plays a critical role in lessening the disparity between affluent taxpayers and everyone else. The state income tax, with graduated rates that increase as income does, is the state’s only major tax based on ability to pay.
A relative handful of higher-performing charter schools plays an important role in education for some Ohio children and families. But research and analysis on school privatization in Ohio calls into question the very solutions being advocated as part of School Choice Week.
