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School Choice Ohio is the statewide leader in promoting the protection and expansion of school choice throughout the Buckeye State.

If you are a reporter or academic researcher and you need immediate assistance, please call us at (614) 223-1555 (office), or e-mail info@scohio.org.

We are pleased to arrange interviews with school choice experts, comment on educational issues, and provide data on school choice programs in Ohio.

School Choice Ohio can also assist reporters in setting up familiarization tours of participating choice schools so that reporters can gain a firsthand understanding of the benefits of school choice in various communities.

Press Releases

More than eight of ten Ohio likely voters would opt out of regular public schools

May 21, 2009

More than eight out of ten Ohio residents would have their children educated in a private, charter, virtual, or home school setting if they had the opportunity, according to the results of a public opinion survey released today by School Choice Ohio and several other state and national organizations.  Eighty-three percent of residents polled would opt for schools other than traditional public schools, according to the survey. Read More...

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Over 13,000 Students Statewide Apply for EdChoice

May 12, 2009

The Ohio Department of Education has released the number of Educational Choice Scholarship Program (EdChoice) applications for the 2009-10 school year. Read More..

Ohio House Passes Budget—Continues School Voucher Funding

April 30, 2009

The Ohio House of Representatives approved a budget yesterday that includes continued support for the state’s three school choice scholarship programs: the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program, the Autism Scholarship Program, and the Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Program. The three scholarship programs currently serve over 16,000 students across the state. Read More..

80,000 Ohio Children Eligible for School Vouchers
Application Deadline is April 17

March 30, 2009

More than 80,000 Ohio children are eligible to receive vouchers to attend the private schools of their parents’ choice, according to School Choice Ohio, the state’s leading organization promoting and protecting voucher programs. To qualify, families must apply for the Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Program by April 17, 2009. Read More..