Tag Archives: Education

The Myth of State Education Cuts

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

There are few public policy myths as egregious as the one that says that funding for K-12 education has been ruthlessly cut by greedy Columbus politicians. The below chart was created using numbers from the Legislative Service Commission (LSC), the state’s …

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School Choice Should Save Traditional Schools Money

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

The title of this post may seem counterintuitive to the many people who have heard over the years the steady drumbeat that charter schools and vouchers are essentially “stealing” public school dollars. However, the Milton Friedman Foundation has a nice …

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