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Board presses community to contact state lawmakers as district flags voucher expansion and funding shift
Summary
Superintendent Jeff outlined how the governor's proposal and voucher expansion could reduce state school funding and shift costs to local property owners; the board approved sending an informational email to the community and agreed to consider joining an ongoing lawsuit challenging voucher use.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools Superintendent Jeff (last name not specified) told the board Wednesday that the state biennial budget under development appears to increase funding for private-school vouchers while reducing the net state share of K–12 funding, a change he said would shift a greater tax burden onto local property owners.
“The state budget is under development right now,” Jeff said, adding that the district’s analysis shows the state share of school funding falling and “this will result in a tax increase on our property owners.”
Why it matters: Superintendent Jeff said the proposal would reduce the statewide state contribution and expand vouchers, producing a projected statewide reduction of roughly $103,400,000 to public…
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