Ohio School Funding Research

Fair School Funding Cost Studies:

After passing the Fair School Funding plan, the Ohio General Assembly directed the Department of Education and Workforce to study the resources required to provide for specific student needs and services. The studies that have been conducted to date are below.

Post DeRolph Studies on School Funding:

Analysts of the Fair School Funding plan since it’s inception, school funding expert Dr. Howard Fleeter’s body of research and testimony on Ohio’s school funding formula can be found here.

The Central Importance of the DeRolph Rulings to School Funding In Ohio:

Dr. Howard Fleeter reflects on the 25th anniversary of DeRolph v. State of Ohio decision in his article “The Central Importance of the DeRolph Rulings to School Funding in Ohio”. Dr. Fleeter’s article is a rimer not only on the DeRolph case, but also on the history of school funding in Ohio over the past 32 years. Click here to read the article.