A Senate committee cleared an overhaul of Ohio's education system, and it could soon be put to a vote by the full Senate. The last education overhaul proposal was opposed by Democrats.
Republican-proposed overhaul
Oversight of the state’s education department would shift to a director appointed by the governor, instead of the State Board of Education and the superintendent it elects. The bill would also rename the Ohio Department of Education as the Department of Education and Workforce, and transfer many of the state school board’s powers to the department’s new director.
OHIO REPUBLICAN TAKES STEPS TO LAUNCH SENATE CHALLENGE AGAINST VULNERABLE DEMOCRAT SHERROD BROWN IN 2024
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