Tagged: Education

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for August 12, 2012 including the following stories:

-Everything But The House, by Community Voices producer Mark Babb

-New Ohio Guide: Logan, by Sandra Sleight-Brennan

-Jerry speaks with Matt Grimm, co-chair of the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network, about the work they're doing in local schools to promote tolerance. 

Legislative analysts say Ohio could replace all the property tax money that's going to school districts through a hike in the state sales tax.

But to raise the more than $9.9 billion that's needed, policymakers would need to more than double the sales tax rate - from 5.5 cents on the dollar to 13.2 cents.  That's in part because the higher the tax goes the less consumers like to spend.

The Ohio Legislative Service Commission provided the estimate Wednesday to an Ohio House subcommittee that's studying school funding ideas.

Parents of students across the Miami Valley are higher facing higher fees for their kids to participate in school sports and other extracurricular activities. The Dayton Daily News reports that for the affected districts, the average increase is more than 100 percent.

The Beavercreek, Huber Heights, Valley View and Vandalia Butler school districts are all facing increases. This comes after each announced multimillion dollar cuts to address budget shortfalls.