Poll: Ohioans reject more taxes for education

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By William Hershey and Laura A. Bischoff
11:51 PM Monday, May 4, 2009

COLUMBUS — An overwhelming majority of Ohioans — 88 percent — believe it’s important to “even out” education funding between school districts, but 55 percent are not willing to pay more in taxes to make funding equal, according to a poll released Monday, May 4.

The poll by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a pro-charter school group, and “Catalyst Ohio” education magazine of Cleveland, also found that 64 percent said they didn’t know enough to say whether the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled the funding system unconstitutional.

The court has made that ruling four times since 1997.

The poll, taken April 1-9, found that 22 percent believed that if Ohio spent more money on its public schools that the money actually would get to the classroom.

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Nice try, JJ, but districts like Oakwood and Centerville shoot down your hypothesis. The existence of private schools doesn't keep public schools from performing better, nor do they keep the "upper crust" from getting involved. By the way, there are some very poorly performing private schools, too. We don't hear about them because they aren't publicly funded and don't answer to a school board, so they can more easily hide their inadequacies and failings.

Grace
12:03 PM, 5/7/2009

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I think that's an excellent idea JJ.

Julie
3:26 PM, 5/5/2009

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Ya want to solve the school problem-make everyone go to public schools-no more private schools. I would bet that things would change real quickly if the upper crust in our society had to become involved.

JJ
3:12 PM, 5/5/2009

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I'll say it again: the problem is all the government mandates that they require, yet won't fund, along with a state government that refuses to fix the school funding problem. Centerville is a good example of a district that uses their money more wisely.

Jim
2:27 PM, 5/5/2009

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Saaay,
Those folks with the really high salaries aren't teachers, they're principals and administrators. There are teachers making 70k, but I'm sure they all have masters/plus educationally, and years of experience. What do professionals with post graduate education usually make?

Jim
2:19 PM, 5/5/2009

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