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Leaders of virtual and dropout‑recovery schools press Senate to restore full DPIA funding for e‑school students
Summary
Representatives from the Grads Coalition and Ohio Connections Academy urged the Senate to give dropout‑prevention and recovery e‑schools the same Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid (DPIA) per‑pupil rate as brick‑and‑mortar schools and to preserve eligibility for younger students.
Leaders of Ohio’s public e‑schools and dropout‑prevention recovery schools told the Senate Education Committee that changes in House Bill 96 would leave virtual learners underfunded compared with brick‑and‑mortar peers.
Sean Lenny, president of the Grads Coalition, which represents eight dropout‑prevention and recovery community schools, said the House added DPIA…
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