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The Coalition/Vouchers Hurt Ohio (VHO) response to Jamie Callender’s walking back (part way back) on HB671, the Bully Bill. : conta.cc/4rTkM4y
The Coalition/Vouchers Hurt Ohio (VHO) response to Jamie Callender’s walking back (part way back) on HB671, the Bully Bill.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The Coalition/Vouchers Hurt Ohio (VHO) response to Jamie Callender’s walking back (part way back) on HB671, the Bully Bill. : conta.cc/4rTkM4y
‘It’s obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/17/i...
‘It's obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill • Ohio Capital Journal
Vouchers Hurt Ohio slammed a new Republican bill that would withhold state funding from school districts that are involved in their ongoing lawsuit against the state's school voucher program.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM
‘It’s obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/17/i...
Center for Christian Virtue's hands are in our purse. That's not what Christ would do | Opinion www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Center for Christian Virtue's hands are in our purse. It's not what Christ would do | Opinion
Christ knew that what was Caesar's was Caesar's. Center for Christian Virtue leaders don't get that lesson.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Center for Christian Virtue's hands are in our purse. That's not what Christ would do | Opinion www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Center for Christian Virtue's hands are in our purse. It's not what Christ would do | Opinion www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Center for Christian Virtue's hands are in our purse. It's not what Christ would do | Opinion
Christ knew that what was Caesar's was Caesar's. Center for Christian Virtue leaders don't get that lesson.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Center for Christian Virtue's hands are in our purse. It's not what Christ would do | Opinion www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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I’m imploring you. The GOP thinks schools are their issue.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
February 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I’m imploring you. The GOP thinks schools are their issue.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
No charges filed against retired teachers’ pension fund leaders after complaint. Getting bad advice from legal counsel is only criminal if the defendants are knowingly seeking to break the law and if the attorney is purposely giving poor counsel to help them. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/16/n...
No charges filed against retired teachers' pension fund leaders after ethics complaint • Ohio Capital Journal
The chair of the Ohio retired teachers' pension fund board, a former member and a lobbyist will not face criminal charges related to alleged ethics violations after the state referred the case to the ...
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February 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
No charges filed against retired teachers’ pension fund leaders after complaint. Getting bad advice from legal counsel is only criminal if the defendants are knowingly seeking to break the law and if the attorney is purposely giving poor counsel to help them. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/16/n...
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School officials, voting rights groups push back after DHS visits Dayton high school ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/s...
School officials, voting rights groups push back after DHS visits Dayton high school • Ohio Capital Journal
Investigators from the Department of Homeland Security showed up at a Dayton area career tech high school to investigate allegations of voter fraud.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
School officials, voting rights groups push back after DHS visits Dayton high school ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/s...
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ICYMI: Opening Weekend Edition (2/15)
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ICYMI: Opening Weekend Edition (2/15)
My latest show opened this weekend, and the cast is enjoying the result of their hard work.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
ICYMI: Opening Weekend Edition (2/15)
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Representative Jamie Callender’s HB671 to withhold funds from school districts that are exercising their constitutional right to challenge the state in court is beyond lunacy and frenzy. : conta.cc/4cjISAX
Representative Jamie Callender’s HB671 to withhold funds from school districts that are exercising their constitutional right to challenge the state in court is beyond lunacy and frenzy.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Representative Jamie Callender’s HB671 to withhold funds from school districts that are exercising their constitutional right to challenge the state in court is beyond lunacy and frenzy. : conta.cc/4cjISAX
What are the statuses of Ohio’s education bills in the legislature? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
What are the statuses of Ohio’s education bills in the legislature? • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio has a handful of education bills that are in various spots in the legislature.
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February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What are the statuses of Ohio’s education bills in the legislature? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/15/w...
Students Unite!
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Students Unite!
The high school student protests against ICE aren't getting enough attention
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February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Students Unite!
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"Other voting rights advocates called the DHS appearance at Ponitz “an attempt to intimidate young people, to intimidate the schools, to intimidate volunteers from encouraging people to engage in legal voter registration activities.”
Something fishy brought federal agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to a school in Dayton last week. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
What we can learn from the Dayton, Ohio incident and why elections must follow the U.S. Constitution • Ohio Capital Journal
A recent incident at a Dayton, Ohio, school sheds light on Trump's desire to nationalize elections. Support for the U.S. Constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, and local control over...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
"Other voting rights advocates called the DHS appearance at Ponitz “an attempt to intimidate young people, to intimidate the schools, to intimidate volunteers from encouraging people to engage in legal voter registration activities.”
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ohio...
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves
Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers for the 2025 fiscal year, the second full year with universal (EdChoice) school vouchers — higher than the estimated cost that the non...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ohio...
Rep. Jamie Callender’s legislative intimidation bill should encourage more school districts to join the lawsuit against the state of Ohio’s unconstitutional EdChoice voucher program. Vouchers Hurt Ohio! ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
Join the VHO litigation: vouchershurtohio.com/join-us/
Join the VHO litigation: vouchershurtohio.com/join-us/
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds for districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous because it is not just about vouchers. It would remove dis...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Rep. Jamie Callender’s legislative intimidation bill should encourage more school districts to join the lawsuit against the state of Ohio’s unconstitutional EdChoice voucher program. Vouchers Hurt Ohio! ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
Join the VHO litigation: vouchershurtohio.com/join-us/
Join the VHO litigation: vouchershurtohio.com/join-us/
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Harvard’s refusal to capitulate has proven a model for other university leaders. Conceding to the Trump administration erodes academic freedom, undermines autonomy, undermines faculty rights, and threatens programs that protect equity and inclusion for students.
All the Ways the Trump Admin. Keeps Redefining Civil Rights by Banning Equity and Inclusion in Education janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/a...
February 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Harvard’s refusal to capitulate has proven a model for other university leaders. Conceding to the Trump administration erodes academic freedom, undermines autonomy, undermines faculty rights, and threatens programs that protect equity and inclusion for students.
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds for districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous because it is not just about vouchers. It would remove dis...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
Democrats defend ‘the actual existence of the Department of Education’ in forum. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/r...
Democrats defend 'the actual existence of the Department of Education' in forum • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday rebuked ongoing efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the Department of Education, including moves to shift some of its core functions to ...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Democrats defend ‘the actual existence of the Department of Education’ in forum. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/r...
All the Ways the Trump Admin. Keeps Redefining Civil Rights by Banning Equity and Inclusion in Education janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/a...
All the Ways the Trump Admin. Keeps Redefining Civil Rights by Banning Equity and Inclusion in Education
At the Brookings Institution’s Brown Center on Education Policy, Rachel Perera disdains the Trump administration’s, “unprecedented effort to repurpose federal anti-discrimination …
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February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
All the Ways the Trump Admin. Keeps Redefining Civil Rights by Banning Equity and Inclusion in Education janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/a...
Something fishy brought federal agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to a school in Dayton last week. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
What we can learn from the Dayton, Ohio incident and why elections must follow the U.S. Constitution • Ohio Capital Journal
A recent incident at a Dayton, Ohio, school sheds light on Trump's desire to nationalize elections. Support for the U.S. Constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, and local control over...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Something fishy brought federal agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to a school in Dayton last week. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/11/w...
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Ohio Legislator Proposes Law to Punish School Districts for Pursuing Anti-Voucher Lawsuit janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/o...
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Ohio Legislator Proposes Law to Punish School Districts for Pursuing Anti-Voucher Lawsuit janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/o...
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Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
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Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
Nancy Bailey, a retired teacher and longtime blogger, asked a good question this week-- Will school choice destroy athletics as we know it?
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February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
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Stephen Dyer: Ohio Wants to Punish Districts That Joined a Lawsuit to Block Vouchers! dianeravitch.net/2026/02/09/s...
Stephen Dyer: Ohio Wants to Punish Districts That Joined a Lawsuit to Block Vouchers
Stephen Dyer, former legislator and current public school advocate in Ohio, is outraged that legislators are considering a bill to punish public school districts that joined to oppose vouchers. In …
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February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Stephen Dyer: Ohio Wants to Punish Districts That Joined a Lawsuit to Block Vouchers! dianeravitch.net/2026/02/09/s...
Ohio GOP lawmakers to formally pledge support for dismantling of U.S. Department of Education. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/02/o...
Ohio GOP lawmakers to formally pledge support for dismantling of U.S. Department of Education • Ohio Capital Journal
Republican Ohio lawmakers plan to formally pledge their support for the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education next week.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Ohio GOP lawmakers to formally pledge support for dismantling of U.S. Department of Education. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/02/o...