Advocacy Alerts

New Director of ODEW Governor DeWine has named Steve Dackin as the new director of the Department of Education and Workforce.  Dackin briefly served as

Interim Director of ODEW Named The temporary restraining order filed by seven State Board of Education members that blocked the implementation of SB33/HB1 has officially

While we await news regarding the temporary restraining order, the future of the State Board of Education, and the name of the future director of

ODE/ODEW It is officially ODEW Day!  The Ohio Department of Education has officially become the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.  Interim Superintendent, Chris Woolard,

House P and S: The House Primary and Secondary committee met this Tuesday to discuss a variety of bills.  Most notably, HB235 (SBOE Elections) had

We have a budget!  Governor Dewine officially signed HB33 late in the evening on July 3rd after vetoing 44 separate items (none related to education

Amendment CC0370: Use and reporting of gifted student funding The Conference Committee had their second hearing today to discuss nearly 225 amendments to the Operating

HB33 – Budget Bill After passing the Senate along party lines, the Budget Bill is currently in a conference committee with members from both the

Ohio Senate HB33 (Budget) officially passed the Senate along party lines.  With a deadline of June 30th, the bill is now headed to the Ohio

Senate Finance Senate Finance has adopted the budget substitute bill (HB33).  Gifted funding changes amended in the House were mostly adopted in the Senate substitute

Senate Workforce and Higher Education heard the first testimony on SB 104 (Revisions to College Credit Plus). Co-sponsors Cirino and Brenner are mainly seeking changes

Senate Education The Senate Education Committee heard from nearly 70 witnesses this week regarding HB33 (Budget Bill).  OAGC presented testimony requesting the Senate retain the