What changes under Ohio’s new Fair School Funding Plan?
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Advocates for Ohio’s new school funding plan say it should finally provide a level of fairness and reliability that past spending programs lacked. A look at components of the Fair School Funding Plan: ___ BASE COST In the past, lawmakers arrived at the per-pupil share the state was willing to pay — $6,020 in the current budget — based on unscientific measures that weren’t always clear, and were sometimes based on what revenue the state had, an approach referred to as residual budgeting. Under the Fair School Funding Plan, the state’s cost per pupil is based on actual expenses faced by a district, such as teacher salaries and benefits, transportation, technology needs, and the number of administrators. ___ GUARANTEES The former school funding plan contained provisions ensuring that districts wouldn’t see funding decrease year over year, a method known as the guarantee.
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