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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Public Forum On School Funding Scheduled For Wednesday

The meeting to discuss urgent school funding issues is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at RB Chamberlin Middle School.

The Twinsburg Board of Education is hosting a public forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday night at RB Chamberlin Middle School to discuss school funding issues. The forum will include small group conversations that will be facilitated to allow participants an opportunity to provide their thoughts regarding this very important topic, according to Twinsburg schools. The school board has to make a tough decision in the next few weeks on whether they should proceed with a levy on the May ballot considering emerging details in Gov. John Kasich's budget proposals. Earlier this month, Kasich released his education funding proposal, which supposedly would give Twinsburg Schools a whopping $2.8 million more in 2013, or a 104 percent increase in state funding…

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Twinsburg School Levy Passes by 1,000 Votes and Voters Will Decide On Renewal Levy in May

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Kasich Says School Funding Increased

In his proposed budget Gov. John Kasich points to an increase in general revenue fund spending through fiscal year 2015. But school officials are skeptical.

Gov. John Kasich says that his proposed state budget, if passed, would increase the education funding above 2011 levels.  In a bold statement, Kasich also noted that state funding for schools has gone up each year he’s been in office, according to a press release issued on Friday. However, that’s a claim that doesn't satisfy some local school officials. State budget and school officials told Patch that there would be no additional cuts moving forward, despite the loss of federal stimulus money. (See the attached press release at the right) “The governor was insistent that no district receive less dollars than they do today,” said Jim Lynch, the special advisor to the director of the office of budget and management.  In a press release, …

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Lakewood Schools Levy by the Numbers (in Lakewood Patch)

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