Paul Chambers🚧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gwaldby" class="u-url mention">@<span>gwaldby</span></a></span> I hope you can kill it.</p><p>Ohio is spending over a billion dollars a year now on its voucher program, trying to include infrastructure and building grants now, too. I post about it under <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a>. Meanwhile, public schools' finances are suffering, and they are getting ready to significantly slash their budgets. Ohio pays tuitions, disguised as scholarships, to these schools, many non-chartered, unaccredited with little oversight. Anyone can say they are a church, open a k-12 school and start taking in over $8K per year per student in taxpayer money. To boot, public schools are funded based on the number of students they have enrolled.</p>
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Paul Chambers🚧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://my-place.social/profile/coolpuppy" class="u-url mention">@<span>coolpuppy</span></a></span> I see a multifaceted power struggle. The fundamentalist Baptist, esp the Baptist Briders, and Southern Baptists have been in a holy war forever. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://phpc.social/@Crell" class="u-url mention">@<span>Crell</span></a></span> </p><p>Slightly off-topic, at one point there were more than 100 “Baptist Brider” and Landmarkist private schools getting more than $8000 per student per year in <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a>'s <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a> school voucher program, which gave schools over a Billion dollars last year in tax payer money. I don't know where that stands this school term. I've posted about them under <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a> tag</p><p><a href="https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Other-Resources/Scholarships/EdChoice-Scholarship/EdChoice-Resources/Designated-List-2024-2025-with-Criteria.xlsx.aspx?lang=en-US" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">education.ohio.gov/getattachme</span><span class="invisible">nt/Topics/Other-Resources/Scholarships/EdChoice-Scholarship/EdChoice-Resources/Designated-List-2024-2025-with-Criteria.xlsx.aspx?lang=en-US</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Trump order prioritizes school choice and vouchers, which Ohio has been expanding for decades </p><p>In 2024, Ohio spent more than a billion taxpayers' dollars on EdChoice for 82,946 students. Most went to religious schools, K–12 many non-chartered church affiliated schools, who push their doctrine. There is very little oversight in curriculum and staffing</p><p>They want to expand the program to allow for building and infrastructure grants to these outfits. </p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> Republicans plan on slashing public-school funding.</p><p>Also, Ohio property taxes significantly fund schools. I don't want my property tax to go to a taxpayer funded k-12 school which teaches woman to obey and be submissive to their husbands.</p><p>An actual lesson plan below. Many use ACE, Accelerated Christain Education, comic book style, learn as you go, style booklets.</p><p>In Ohio, 275 independent fundamentalist Baptist churches operate more than a hundred k-12 schools, usually out of their church facilities and receive taxpayer funding. These aren't your average Baptists, not even Southern Baptists. Sorry if you are one, but they aren't.</p><p> Taxpayers are paying for lesson plans, like the one below. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p>More on ACE:(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Christian_Education" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelera</span><span class="invisible">ted_Christian_Education</span></a>)<br />Another post of mine. </p><p>See my posts under <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a> tag.</p><p>Image2 A pop-up EdChoice K-12 school in a church: Christian School, K-12, Training the next generation of Christian Leaders.</p><p><a href="https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/01/30/trump-order-prioritizes-private-school-vouchers-which-ohio-has-been-expanding-for-decades/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/01</span><span class="invisible">/30/trump-order-prioritizes-private-school-vouchers-which-ohio-has-been-expanding-for-decades/</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>2/ Follow up ~ After backlash, Ohio GOP split over cutting public school funding </p><p>Following WCPO's deep dive (Post 1 in this thread) into an effort by Republican leadership in Ohio to cut public school spending, which resulted in the lawmakers facing backlash, half a dozen GOP legislators personally reached out to WCPO, vowing to protect K-12 education.</p><p>Those six, and at least 15 others WCPO have spoken to in recent weeks, say that one of their main priorities is supporting public schools.</p><p>This comes as Gov. Mike DeWine would not commit to supporting the current bipartisan funding formula, telling me that "difficult choices" will need to be made. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GOP</span></a> </p><p>It's worthy to note, Ohio GOP gave over US One Billion Ohio tax dollars to private schools, mostly religious church based, grants in 2024, for k-12 education alone.</p><p><a href="https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio/after-backlash-ohio-gop-split-over-cutting-public-school-funding" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio</span><span class="invisible">/after-backlash-ohio-gop-split-over-cutting-public-school-funding</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Ohio GOP threatens to cut school funding, calling spending 'unsustainable' </p><p>Meanwhile, Ohio gave one billion dollars in 2024 for private school vouchers, mostly unaccredited church schools with very little oversight or curriculum mandates and oversight <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>education</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio/ohio-gop-threatens-to-cut-school-funding-calling-spending-unsustainable" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio</span><span class="invisible">/ohio-gop-threatens-to-cut-school-funding-calling-spending-unsustainable</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Ohio adds $4 million to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce budget to defend against private school voucher lawsuit. </p><p>Last year, Ohio spent a billion dollars of taxpayers money to pay for 130,000 to attend private schools, mostly religious, church owned schools.</p><p>The state is facing a challenge to the constitutionality of vouchers, which the state uses to pay for private school tuition. The lawsuit was filed in 2022. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/OHPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OHPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-adds-4-million-to-defend-against-private-school-voucher-lawsuits/GGDL46KZPVCWNPABN4XXWDGT2Y/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">daytondailynews.com/local/ohio</span><span class="invisible">-adds-4-million-to-defend-against-private-school-voucher-lawsuits/GGDL46KZPVCWNPABN4XXWDGT2Y/</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>2/ Here's a sample English/grammar class lesson in Accelerated Christian Education that Ohio taxpayers are funding. Link to my other post has the actual image of the lesson.</p><p>In it, wife asks for a new dress and the husband denies her.</p><p>Wife then ask if she can add trim to make an old dress he likes look new and husband thanks her for being submissive</p><p><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a><br /><a href="https://oldfriends.live/@paul/113080538860461348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oldfriends.live/@paul/11308053</span><span class="invisible">8860461348</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>AG sues Columbus City Schools for breaking Ohio law by not busing non-public school students </p><p>Ohio Republicans want Ohioans to pay even more for their private school voucher scheme, now with busing students to those schools. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a></p><p>Many of these schools are unaccredited, church schools, many attached physically to their churches, in space used for church services and Sunday School, esp the independent Baptist franchise with their accelerated Christian edu.</p><p><a href="https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2024-09-06/ag-sues-columbus-city-schools-for-breaking-ohio-law-by-not-busing-non-public-school-students" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statenews.org/government-polit</span><span class="invisible">ics/2024-09-06/ag-sues-columbus-city-schools-for-breaking-ohio-law-by-not-busing-non-public-school-students</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://esq.social/@jbe" class="u-url mention">@<span>jbe</span></a></span> To add insult to injury, A bill to expand the <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EdChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EdChoice</span></a> school voucher system and provide more money to <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/homeschoolers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>homeschoolers</span></a> has been proposed in <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> as the Department of <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Education</span></a> was investigating a Nazi <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/HomeSchooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HomeSchooling</span></a> scandal</p><p>🔗 As some lawmakers debate Nazi home-schooling scandal, others propose expansion to school voucher program<br /><a href="https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/as-some-lawmakers-debate-nazi-home-schooling-scandal-others-propose-expansion-to-school-voucher-program" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">news5cleveland.com/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/ohio-politics/as-some-lawmakers-debate-nazi-home-schooling-scandal-others-propose-expansion-to-school-voucher-program</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> </p><p>Some Ohio lawmakers propose EdChoice expansion amid Nazi home-schooling scandal </p><p>A bill to expand the school voucher system and provide more money to <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/homeschoolers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>homeschoolers</span></a> has been proposed in <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ohio</span></a> as the Department of <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Education</span></a> is investigating a Nazi <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/HomeSchooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HomeSchooling</span></a> scandal</p><p><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/EDChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EDChoice</span></a> also gives low quality church schools taxpayer money. Say you're a church, become a school. No regulations to be a minister or start a church in Ohio. Popup schools & churches</p><p><a href="https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/politics/ohio-politics/as-some-lawmakers-debate-nazi-home-schooling-scandal-others-propose-expansion-to-school-voucher-program" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">news5cleveland.com/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/ohio-politics/as-some-lawmakers-debate-nazi-home-schooling-scandal-others-propose-expansion-to-school-voucher-program</span></a></p>
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