Through Senate bill 83 and House bill 151 and their vague and ever-changing language, several programs, departments and classes at universities across the state might see major changes.
On Wednesday, the Coalition testified before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee urging lawmakers to prioritize funding in the state budget to support student learning and health by ensuring access to school meals free of charge for all students.
This month, a group of students with experience in foster care, alumni of foster care, and their allies wrote a letter to members of the Ohio Senate to urge them to support the Foster-to-College Scholarship Act.
As an organization, CDF-Ohio strongly supports policies grounded in data and research that empower parents and caregivers to be meaningfully engaged with their children’s schools, educators, and learning.
This week, CDF-Ohio submitted testimony to the Ohio Senate Health Committee and the Ohio Senate Education Committee calling on lawmakers to make budgetary decisions in the interests of all Ohio’s children.
Every two years, lawmakers have the important opportunity to invest in children and their future through the budget process. The budget is a moral document that is a reflection of our priorities as a state, and we must do right by our children and youth—the future of Ohio.