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The amount of money going to private-school vouchers in Ohio has ballooned significantly over the last four years.

The ruling on the lawsuit, filed by a coalition of more than 300 school districts, will likely be appealed. Meanwhile, Ohio legislators are still working on next year's budget which includes expanded funding for vouchers.

New data from the Ohio Department of Education shows voucher usage at school districts like Bay Village, Rocky River and Twinsburg increased significantly in the last year after Ohio expanded access.

The Akron Board of Education voted to join a coalition that's filed a lawsuit alleging Ohio's school voucher system is funneling money the public education system needs toward private schools.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visited Urban Community School in Cleveland Monday to learn more about the private school’s model of providing supportive services on top of education. His visit comes roughly a half year after Ohio drastically expanded access to vouchers for private schools.

The budget Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Tuesday puts in place one of the largest expansions of funding for private-school vouchers in the state's history.

A request from Ohio Senate Republicans went out from the state auditor's office to more than a thousand K-12 school fiscal officers, asking how much money their districts or institutions put toward the lawsuit against taxpayer-paid vouchers.

The so-called "Backpack Bill" would allow parents of most private school students in Ohio to get state-funded vouchers.

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Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are sponsoring a bill that would let all students go to any private school in the state.