Mar. 18, 2011, Coshocton Tribune
BY JESSICA ALAIMO
CentralOhio.com
More state money would go to education under Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget, but it is likely many individual school districts still would have less cash to work with.
Kasich unveiled his $55.5 billion biennial budget Tuesday. Despite a 1.5 percent increase in general state aid to schools, the overall K-12 budget in his plan decreases funding by about $1.8 billion (or 15 percent) over the next two years — largely because of an $875 million loss in federal stimulus money and the accelerated phase-out of a tax on equipment.
Although critics of the budget decry these cuts as a slashing of services, proponents say that by cutting special services, more money can be put to general use, giving districts more flexibility.
The Office of Budget and Management has not yet released a district-by-district breakdown on how much each district would receive in the upcoming biennium.
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