The pandemic took a toll on Americans of all walks of life, especially schoolchildren and educators. Throughout the pandemic, parents, teachers and children navigated school closures, hybrid learning and constantly evolving safety protocols. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed by President Biden in March dedicates $122 billion to
The COVID-19 pandemic recession proved that government can be the most effective tool in making sure all people are cared for, no matter their race or what’s in their bank account. With the economic loss and hardship of COVID-19 and its new variants far from over, many Ohioans — particularly
For years, almost no one was happy about how the state of Ohio funded public schools. The system pitted cities against each other and private and charter schools against public schools. We were living in the K-12 version of the “Hunger Games,” wherein victory hinged on the wealth of your
