Both bills seeking to overhaul the Ohio Department of Education were heard in Ohio House committees this week, with opponents torching a House version and sponsors bringing forth the Senate’s measure.
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The bill looks to restructure the department by placing leadership under the umbrella of the governor’s cabinet, with two deputy directors also hired, one for workforce and one for primary and secondary education. Facing criticism in the Senate from homeschooling organizations, Reineke said the SB 1 “aims to guarantee homeschooling families the ability to home-educate their child by exempting a child from compulsory school attendance when that child is receiving instruction in core subject areas from their parents.”
Those speaking against the bill were some of the same seen in the Senate pushing back against the need for the bill, including the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the Ohio School Boards Association, and board of education members Tom Jackson, Teresa Fedor, Antoinette Miranda, and Meryl Johnson.
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