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Representatives and Senators you may choose to write to:
- State Representative Erika White
- State Representative Elgin Rogers Jr.
- State Representative Michele Grim
- State Representative Josh Williams
- State Representative Haraz Ghanbari
- State Senator Theresa Gavarone
- State Senator Paula Hicks Hudson
Postcard Prompts – HB 96 – The State Budget
PROMPT 1: Ohio’s public school districts need a predictable funding formula so that they can not just operate in the current year but also be able to plan and budget for the future. They need that formula to be rooted in the actual costs of educating our students, and they need the formula to fairly take into account the capacity for a community to raise local tax revenue for schools. Residual funding leaves schools in the dark, unable to plan for the future because they don’t know what funding they will have. Support Ohio schools, support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Predictability):
Ohio schools need predictable funding, based on actual costs and local capacity, for present and future. Residual funding hinders planning. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 2 (Focus on Fair Funding):
Ohio needs a predictable and fair school funding formula based on costs and local capacity. Residual funding blocks future planning. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 3 (More Concise):
Predictable funding, reflecting real costs and local resources, is vital for Ohio schools' present and future budgets. Residual funding causes uncertainty. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Ohio's public schools need predictable, cost-based, and equitable funding for now and the future. Stop residual funding; support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 5 (Slightly more direct):
Predictable funding, considering costs and local tax base, is necessary for Ohio schools' operation and planning. Residual funding prevents this. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
PROMPT 2: Support Ohio schools, support the Fair School Funding Formula. Ohio’s public school districts need a predictable funding formula to operate and plan for the future. It is a bipartisan formula rooted in what it actually costs to educate a child. We need the Fair School Funding Formula fully funded.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Direct and Concise):
Support Ohio schools and fully fund the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula for predictable operation and future planning based on actual education costs.
Option 2 (Focus on Bipartisan Support):
Support Ohio schools by fully funding the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula, which ensures predictable funding based on the true cost of educating each child, enabling current operations and future planning.
Option 3 (Emphasizing Predictability and Cost):
For predictable operation and future planning in Ohio schools, support full funding of the Fair School Funding Formula—a bipartisan approach rooted in the actual cost of education.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Support Ohio schools: fully fund the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula for predictable, cost-based operation and planning.
Option 5 (Action-Oriented):
Fully fund the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula to give Ohio schools predictable funding based on real costs, allowing them to operate effectively and plan for the future. Support Ohio schools!
PROMPT 3: Four years ago, the Ohio General Assembly began phasing in the Fair School Funding Formula, a bipartisan formula rooted in what it costs to educate a child. This year, as districts planned for the formula to be fully funded and budgeted accordingly, the House pushed us back to the era of unconstitutional funding. We need the Fair School Funding Formula fully phased in to educate our children.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Broken Promise):
House rollback disrupts four years of phasing in the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula and districts' full funding plans. Fully phase it in for our children's education.
Option 2 (Highlighting the Setback):
Despite a four-year phase-in of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula and districts' full funding budgets, the House reverted to unconstitutional funding. Complete its implementation for our children.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
The House's unconstitutional funding reversal undermines four years of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula that districts planned on. Fully phase it in for our children.
Option 4 (Shortest):
House's unconstitutional funding jeopardizes four years of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula and district plans. Fully phase it in for our children's education.
Option 5 (Emphasizing the Formula's Basis):
The House's return to unconstitutional funding risks the four-year phase-in of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula, disrupting district budgets. Full implementation is needed for our children.
PROMPT 4: Cutting the Fair School Funding Formula out of the budget while expanding vouchers is detrimental to the future of Ohio’s students. The bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula is rooted in what it actually costs to educate a child. To say there isn’t enough funding for public schools while giving vouchers to non-charted private schools goes against logic. We urge you to support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Contradiction):
Cutting the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula while expanding vouchers is illogical and harms Ohio students' future. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 2 (Highlighting the Negative Impact):
Reducing the Fair School Funding Formula and increasing vouchers damages Ohio students' future. The bipartisan formula is based on actual education costs. Support it.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
Cutting the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula for voucher expansion hurts Ohio students. Fund the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Less Fair School Funding, more vouchers = bad for Ohio students. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 5 (Emphasizing the Formula's Logic):
It's illogical to cut the Fair School Funding Formula (based on actual costs) while expanding vouchers. Support the Fair School Funding Formula for Ohio's students.
PROMPT 5: As teachers, we appreciate that the bipartisan fair school funding formula took into account what it actually costs to educate a child in Ohio. To see the promise made to districts four years ago ripped away is a broken promise to our students and the future of our districts. I urge you to support fully funding the Fair School Funding Formula.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Broken Promise):
As teachers, we valued the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula. The broken promise of its removal after four years harms our students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 2 (Highlighting Teacher Appreciation and Loss):
Teachers appreciated the cost-based nature of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula. Its removal after four years is a broken promise impacting our students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
We teachers valued the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula's cost-based approach. Its removal after four years breaks a promise to our students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Teachers valued the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula. Its removal after four years is a broken promise to students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 5 (Emphasizing the Impact):
The removal of the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula, after a four-year promise, hurts our students and districts. Teachers urge full funding.
PROMPT 6: Schools and Libraries both took a cut under the House’s budget. We need consistent funding plans for both of these public institutions, but funding on whatever is left over. We urge you to support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore the Libraries to 1.75% of the budget.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Shared Cuts and Needs):
The House budget cut funding for both schools and libraries. We need stable funding for these vital public institutions, not leftover amounts. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore library funding to 1.75%.
Option 2 (Highlighting Inconsistent Funding):
Both schools and libraries faced cuts in the House budget. Relying on leftover funds is insufficient for these public institutions. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore libraries to 1.75% of the budget.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
House budget cuts hurt schools and libraries. They need consistent funding, not leftovers. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore library funding to 1.75%.
Option 4 (Shortest):
House cuts impacted schools and libraries. They need stable funding, not leftovers. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore libraries to 1.75%.
Option 5 (Emphasizing Restoration):
The House budget reduced funding for schools and libraries. We need consistent funding, not what's left. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore library funding to 1.75%.
PROMPT 1: Ohio’s public school districts need a predictable funding formula so that they can not just operate in the current year but also be able to plan and budget for the future. They need that formula to be rooted in the actual costs of educating our students, and they need the formula to fairly take into account the capacity for a community to raise local tax revenue for schools. Residual funding leaves schools in the dark, unable to plan for the future because they don’t know what funding they will have. Support Ohio schools, support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Predictability):
Ohio schools need predictable funding, based on actual costs and local capacity, for present and future. Residual funding hinders planning. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 2 (Focus on Fair Funding):
Ohio needs a predictable and fair school funding formula based on costs and local capacity. Residual funding blocks future planning. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 3 (More Concise):
Predictable funding, reflecting real costs and local resources, is vital for Ohio schools' present and future budgets. Residual funding causes uncertainty. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Ohio's public schools need predictable, cost-based, and equitable funding for now and the future. Stop residual funding; support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 5 (Slightly more direct):
Predictable funding, considering costs and local tax base, is necessary for Ohio schools' operation and planning. Residual funding prevents this. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
PROMPT 2: Support Ohio schools, support the Fair School Funding Formula. Ohio’s public school districts need a predictable funding formula to operate and plan for the future. It is a bipartisan formula rooted in what it actually costs to educate a child. We need the Fair School Funding Formula fully funded.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Direct and Concise):
Support Ohio schools and fully fund the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula for predictable operation and future planning based on actual education costs.
Option 2 (Focus on Bipartisan Support):
Support Ohio schools by fully funding the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula, which ensures predictable funding based on the true cost of educating each child, enabling current operations and future planning.
Option 3 (Emphasizing Predictability and Cost):
For predictable operation and future planning in Ohio schools, support full funding of the Fair School Funding Formula—a bipartisan approach rooted in the actual cost of education.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Support Ohio schools: fully fund the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula for predictable, cost-based operation and planning.
Option 5 (Action-Oriented):
Fully fund the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula to give Ohio schools predictable funding based on real costs, allowing them to operate effectively and plan for the future. Support Ohio schools!
PROMPT 3: Four years ago, the Ohio General Assembly began phasing in the Fair School Funding Formula, a bipartisan formula rooted in what it costs to educate a child. This year, as districts planned for the formula to be fully funded and budgeted accordingly, the House pushed us back to the era of unconstitutional funding. We need the Fair School Funding Formula fully phased in to educate our children.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Broken Promise):
House rollback disrupts four years of phasing in the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula and districts' full funding plans. Fully phase it in for our children's education.
Option 2 (Highlighting the Setback):
Despite a four-year phase-in of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula and districts' full funding budgets, the House reverted to unconstitutional funding. Complete its implementation for our children.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
The House's unconstitutional funding reversal undermines four years of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula that districts planned on. Fully phase it in for our children.
Option 4 (Shortest):
House's unconstitutional funding jeopardizes four years of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula and district plans. Fully phase it in for our children's education.
Option 5 (Emphasizing the Formula's Basis):
The House's return to unconstitutional funding risks the four-year phase-in of the bipartisan, cost-based Fair School Funding Formula, disrupting district budgets. Full implementation is needed for our children.
PROMPT 4: Cutting the Fair School Funding Formula out of the budget while expanding vouchers is detrimental to the future of Ohio’s students. The bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula is rooted in what it actually costs to educate a child. To say there isn’t enough funding for public schools while giving vouchers to non-charted private schools goes against logic. We urge you to support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Contradiction):
Cutting the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula while expanding vouchers is illogical and harms Ohio students' future. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 2 (Highlighting the Negative Impact):
Reducing the Fair School Funding Formula and increasing vouchers damages Ohio students' future. The bipartisan formula is based on actual education costs. Support it.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
Cutting the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula for voucher expansion hurts Ohio students. Fund the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Less Fair School Funding, more vouchers = bad for Ohio students. Support the Fair School Funding Formula.
Option 5 (Emphasizing the Formula's Logic):
It's illogical to cut the Fair School Funding Formula (based on actual costs) while expanding vouchers. Support the Fair School Funding Formula for Ohio's students.
PROMPT 5: As teachers, we appreciate that the bipartisan fair school funding formula took into account what it actually costs to educate a child in Ohio. To see the promise made to districts four years ago ripped away is a broken promise to our students and the future of our districts. I urge you to support fully funding the Fair School Funding Formula.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Broken Promise):
As teachers, we valued the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula. The broken promise of its removal after four years harms our students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 2 (Highlighting Teacher Appreciation and Loss):
Teachers appreciated the cost-based nature of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula. Its removal after four years is a broken promise impacting our students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
We teachers valued the bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula's cost-based approach. Its removal after four years breaks a promise to our students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 4 (Shortest):
Teachers valued the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula. Its removal after four years is a broken promise to students and districts. Fully fund it.
Option 5 (Emphasizing the Impact):
The removal of the cost-based, bipartisan Fair School Funding Formula, after a four-year promise, hurts our students and districts. Teachers urge full funding.
PROMPT 6: Schools and Libraries both took a cut under the House’s budget. We need consistent funding plans for both of these public institutions, but funding on whatever is left over. We urge you to support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore the Libraries to 1.75% of the budget.
Shorter Options (Courtesy of Google's Gemini AI)
Option 1 (Focus on Shared Cuts and Needs):
The House budget cut funding for both schools and libraries. We need stable funding for these vital public institutions, not leftover amounts. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore library funding to 1.75%.
Option 2 (Highlighting Inconsistent Funding):
Both schools and libraries faced cuts in the House budget. Relying on leftover funds is insufficient for these public institutions. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore libraries to 1.75% of the budget.
Option 3 (Concise and Direct):
House budget cuts hurt schools and libraries. They need consistent funding, not leftovers. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore library funding to 1.75%.
Option 4 (Shortest):
House cuts impacted schools and libraries. They need stable funding, not leftovers. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore libraries to 1.75%.
Option 5 (Emphasizing Restoration):
The House budget reduced funding for schools and libraries. We need consistent funding, not what's left. Support the Fair School Funding Formula and restore library funding to 1.75%.
Did You Know....
HB 96 Talking Points (4/21/25–As Passed by the House)
School Funding: The Fair School Funding Plan needs to be fully funded and eliminate the proposed cap on the amount districts can hold in their reserves. We do not want to move back to residual funding for public education.
- Eliminates Fair School Funding Plan when it was supposed to be fully phased in this year.
- Base Calculation:
- District’s FY 2025 state foundation aid (excluding supplemental targeted assistance), plus 50% of the positive difference between FY 2026/2027 foundation aid and FY 2025 aid (excluding supplemental targeted assistance).
- Hold Harmless Guarantee:
- Districts receive no less than their total FY 2025 foundation aid (including supplemental targeted assistance).
- This is a loss of school funding of $2.75 Billion from what fully funding the Fair School Funding Plan would provide.
- The Senate needs to fully fund the Fair School Funding Program
- Base Calculation:
- Expands vouchers to non-chartered, non-public schools
- Increases Ed Choice Voucher amounts
- Allows vouchers to be combined
- Limits the percentage of the budget that a school district can have in reserves to 30% of their annual budget
- Any amount over that will be returned to the property tax payers
- Allows Superintendents to reassign teachers by grades and building forgoing collective bargaining agreement.
- Allows Student Support and Academic Enrichment to fund “Success Sequence” in addition to literacy and math programs.
- Allows charter schools to propose operating levies.
- Allows charter schools to operate in homes.
- Allows private schools to purchase public school buildings that are up for sale.
- Eliminates all elected Board members
- Moves to a five member board all appointed by the Governor
- Moves the Board from DEW
- Ties scholarship dollars to implementation of SB 1 policies
- The State Share of Instruction increases by 2 percent each fiscal year, but this does not keep pace with inflation.
- The bill also limits tuition increases to 3 percent from the previous year.
- Eliminated the libraries fund as a percentage of the GRF and moves it to a line item
- Reduces library funding by $90 million
- The Senate needs to restore 1.75 % of the General Revenue Fund (Gov Budget), similar to how local governments are funded.
- Limits LBGTQ+ books and materials to adult sections of libraries
- Prohibits any funds for homeless youth to be used for Gender affirming care.
- Defines that there are only two sexes.
- Ends the Department of Health Lead Safe Home and Lead Abatement programs.
- Decreases funding for chronic disease, injury prevention, and Drug overdose and reduces earmarks.
