Fair School Funding in the Final Days of the State Budget Process

<strong>ACTION ALERT: </strong><a href="https://ohea.org/actions/your-action-needed-to-support-fair-school-funding-plan/"><strong>Urge your state lawmakers to support the Fair School Funding Plan now!</strong></a><strong><br></strong><br><strong>SHOW US YOUR SUMMER OF FUN: </strong><a href="https://www.ohea.org/summer-of-fun/"><strong>OEA Members, submit your photos here.</strong></a><p><strong>Featured Education Matters guest: </strong></p><ul><li>Scott DiMauro, Ohio Education Association President<ul> <li>A high school social studies teacher from Worthington, Scott DiMauro was elected President of the OEA in 2019 after having served as vice president for six years. Over his 30-year career as an educator, Scott has worked to provide students the critical thinking and decision-making skills they need to be successful citizens in our democratic society. He has likewise advocated for students, educators and strong public schools at all levels of his union. </li> <li>Connect with Scott on <a href="https://twitter.com/GovTeacherScott">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scott.dimauro">Facebook</a> </li> </ul> </li></ul><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p>"We have a chance to get the ball over the goal line and really achieve an historic win for kids in Ohio, but these next few days and week or so are going to be so critical in that effort."<ul> <li>1:40 - "We are at a critical stage."</li> <li>2:40 - The shortcomings of the Senate education funding plan </li> </ul><strong>What would the bipartisan, House-passed Fair School Funding Plan mean for your local district? </strong><a href="https://www.allinforohiokids.com/district"><strong>Click here to find out</strong></a><strong>.</strong><ul> <li>4:00 - Confronting disingenuous objections to the Fair School Funding Plan</li> <li>5:10 - "The Senate is doing the same thing politicians have been doing for decades, and that is coming up with essentially an arbitrary amount - You know, it's $110 more than it was four years ago; $6100 per student, a