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Board hears update on Ohio House Bill 715 and federal education funding proposals

Lakewood City School District Board of Education · April 14, 2026
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Summary

The board was briefed on House Bill 715's reporting requirements for private schools receiving vouchers and on a White House proposal to cut and consolidate several federal education programs into a $2 billion block grant; board members discussed local funding implications if federal supports were reduced.

The Lakewood City School District received a legislative update on April 13 focused on two items that could affect district reporting and local funding.

The legislative reporter summarized House Bill 715, introduced by Republican Representative Gail Manning of North Ridgeville, which would require the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to publish, annually and online, information about private schools that receive taxpayer-funded vouchers. The reporter said the bill would call for data…

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