Testimony & Public Comments

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Finance Committee on the K-12 education policies included in Ohio’s proposed budget, House Bill 33, and called for lawmakers to make school choice available to every child, in every family, in every community of Ohio. Buckeye applauded Governor DeWine and the General Assembly for their bold education proposals that give families options and put students first and encouraged lawmakers to adopt policies that would do more for students and families.

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education on the policies included in Ohio’s proposed budget, House Bill 33, that expand school choice and put students first. In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, noted that the policies in Ohio House Bill 33 “will help families that desperately need additional educational choices and resources” but recommended that the General Assembly be bolder and “put students first.”

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on the policies in Ohio Senate Bill 1, which reform the State Board of Education and Ohio Department of Education to put students first and better prepare graduates to “earn a living, afford a house, [and] support a family.” “Senate Bill 1 will not solve all the problems facing our public schools, but it can help address them in several ways.”