We OPPOSE Senate Bill 1 (House Bill 12), which would move many of the responsibilities of the Ohio State Board of Education to a cabinet position under the Governor and undermine the role of the State Board of Education.

• Proposed Education Overhauls See Ohio House Action, Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal (March 23, 2023)

• Testimony from Ohio PEP President Jeanne Melvin, Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee (March 21, 2023)

• Ohio Senate Sends Bill to House Overhauling Ohio Department of Education, Gutting State School Board, Laura Hancock, cleveland.com (March 1, 2023)

• Ohio Senate Votes to Give Governor's Office Control over Public Education, Anna Staver, The Columbus Dispatch (March 1, 2023)  

• Ohio Senate Committee Passes Education Overhaul, Moves Measure to Full Chamber Vote, Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal (March 1, 2023).

We OPPOSED SB 178 in the 134th General Assembly and it did not pass. In the 135th Ohio General Assembly that began in January 2023, SB 178 has been reintroduced as SB 1, which would move many of the responsibilities of the Ohio State Board of Education to a cabinet position under the Governor and undermine the role of the State Board of Education. We strongly oppose the new SB 1.

• Two articles about Nazi homeschooling point out that SB 1 would make it even harder to regulate homeschooling:

  • Neo-Nazis in Ohio: How A Home-school Group Slipped Through the Cracks, Anna Staver & Haley BeMiller, Columbus Dispatch (January 31, 2023)

  • Politicians, Education Officials Condemn Ohio Couple Who run Neo-Nazi Homeschool Group on Telegram, Laura Hancock, cleveland.com (January 30, 2023)

• After Bill to Eviscerate Ohio State Board of Education Fails in December, Same Bill Is Reintroduced as SB1 in New Legislative Session, Jan Resseger’s Blog (January 19, 2023)

• Hearings Begin This Week on Bill that Guts Ohio State Board of Education, Laura Hancock, Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 16, 2023)

• Education Overhaul Returns to Ohio Senate, Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal (January 13, 2023)

• State lawmaker reintroduces bill to limit power of the Ohio State Board of Education, Jo Ingles, Statehouse News Bureau (January 11, 2023) 

• Ohio Senate Trying Again for Education Overhaul Giving More Power to Governor, Anna Staver, Columbus Dispatch (January 10, 2023)

• Ohio Legislature Fails to Pass Transgender Girls Sports Ban, after Tacking on Anti-Vaccine, State School Board Overhaul Amendment, Laura Hancock, cleveland.com (December 15, 2022) 

• Ohio Education Overhaul Falls Short, Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal (December 15, 2022)

• Ohio House Rejects Rill to Ban Transgender Girls from Female Sports, Overhaul Public Education, Anna Staver, The Columbus Dispatch (December 15, 2022)

• Action Alert: Tell Legislators to Stop the State Takeover of Ohio Public Education, Honesty for Ohio Education’s action letter to be sent automatically to every member of the Ohio House. If you send the letter, please personalize it and make it your own. (December 12, 2022) 

• State Education Overhaul Begins Trek through Ohio House, Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal (December 13, 2022) 

• What’s Happening Right Now at the Statehouse Epitomizes the Collapse of Democracy in Ohio, Jan Resseger’s blog (December 13, 2022)

• Gutting State Board of Education after Democrats Were Elected Is Short-Sighted and Wrong: Editorial, Editorial Board, Cleveland Plain Dealer (December 9, 2022)

• Ohio Senate Passes Education Overhaul, Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal (December 8, 2022) 

• Jackson: Bill Would 'Scapegoat' School Board for Legislature Issues, Becky Raspe, Cleveland Jewish News (December 8, 2022) 

• Ohio Senate sends to House bill that would revamp Ohio Department of Education, gut state school board, Laura Hancock, cleveland.com (December 7, 2022)

• Senate Republicans expected to change who controls public education in Ohio, Anna Staver, The Columbus Dispatch (December 7, 2022)

• Education Advocates Slam Bill Overhauling State Department of Education for Quick Timeline, Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal (December 7, 2022)

• Ohio Education Overhaul Heads to Lame-Duck Vote, Jim Provance, The Toledo Blade (December 6, 2022)

• Senate committee advances bill that would overhaul Ohio State Board of Education, Laura Hancock, cleveland.com (December 6, 2022)

• DeWine Likes Idea to Shift Authority Away from State Board of Education and Into His Office, Jo Ingles, The Statehouse News Bureau (December 5, 2022)

• Opinion: State Ed board changes would circumvent ‘will of the people,’ Jeanne Melvin, Guest Column, Columbus Dispatch (December 4, 2022)

• Ohio: GOP Pushes Bill to Strip Power of State Board after Democrats Win Seats, Diane Ravitch’s Blog (December 1, 2022)

• What to know about the plans for major changes in Ohio Department of Education, Anna Staver, The Columbus Dispatch (December 1, 2022)

• Bill Would ‘Thwart the Will of Ohioans.’ State Ed Board Independent for Reason, William L. Phillis, Columbus Dispatch (December 1, 2022)

• Gov. Mike DeWine Supports Bill to Strip State School Board of Control Over Ohio Department of Education, Laura Hancock, cleveland.com (November 30, 2022)

• Statewide Coalition Opposes SB178 as a Power Grab that Would Reduce Transparency and Democratic Engagement in K-12, Education, Honesty for Ohio Education (November 29, 2022)

• SB 178 Is a Serious Affront to Article VI, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution, Bill Phillis, Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding (November 21, 2022)

• Ohio Legislative Service Commission Summary of the 2,100 page bill (November 21, 2022)

• Ohio GOP Moves Forward Bill to Strip Powers from Board of Ed. After Losing Control to Democrats, Morgan Trau, Ohio Capital Journal (November 21, 2022)

• Proposed Education Bill Could Be Bad for Ohio Students, Youngstown Vindicator Editorial Board (November 20, 2022)

• Republican State Senators Seek to Gut State School Board’s Responsibilities in Revamp of Ohio Department of Education, Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, (November 16, 2022)

• Lawmakers Move to Weaken Ohio Board of Education, Give Power to Governor, Anna Staver, Columbus Dispatch (November 15, 2022)

• Ohio Teachers Help Elect Candidates Who Will Fight to End Culture War Quagmire in the State School Board, Jan Resseger’s blog (November 15, 2022)