The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions is offering Ohioans a vision for education reform grounded in our " Liberty in Learning" approach of empowering families, growing school choice and increasing transparency in education spending. Our Policy Briefings are intended to give concerned citizens, policymakers and reform-minded educators an alternative to the remedies offered by the education status quo in the Governor's current education policy caravan visiting many of these same cities this month.Here is the schedule:
Ohio taxpayers should know that despite the challenges you face today in Ohio's troubled and heavily-taxed private economy, the education establishment is gearing up for another run at spending and tax increases without regard for either your ability to pay or the effectiveness of further spending increases. The Buckeye Institute is working to meet this challenge with the facts about schools and our economy. These Briefings will include plenty of Q&A and discussion on how we can best represent the viewpoint that more dollars are not the solution to school performance issues.
Our presentation will feature: our proposal for a bold, new, universal child-centered school funding system for Ohio ; an independent appraisal of the benefits of charter schools to state taxpayers; and, updates on other school choice strategies including the Special Needs Vouchers and tuition tax credits. We will also have a special presentation on how our school spending transparency project gathering all salaries and contracts for all of the state's public school teachers and administrators in one website can help taxpayers better know "who's getting what" out of the $16 billion being spent on education in Ohio.
Our briefings will feature Matthew Carr, Director of Education Policy, and Mike Maurer, Director of the Buckeye Institute's Center for Transparent and Accountable Government.
Tuesday, December 9
7:30 - 9:00 AM
Athletic Club of Columbus , Ohio
Crystal Room , Second Floor
136 East Broad Street
Columbus , Ohio 43215
(614)545-1356 Phone www.accolumbus.com Website
Tuesday, December 9
5:30 - 7:00 PM
*Mound Street Academies
345 Mound Street
Dayton, Ohio 45402
www.moundstreet.k12.oh.us Website
Wednesday, December 10
7:30 - 9:00 AM
The Union Club
Parlor 9, Second Floor
1211 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216)621-4230 Phone www.theunionclub.org Website
Thursday, Toledo 11
7:30 - 9:00 AM
The Toledo Club
West Point Room
235 14thStreet
Toledo, Ohio , 43624
(419)243-2201 Phone www.toledoclub.org Website
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