Gov. Kasich unveils new Ohio school funding proposal

Governor Kasich unveiled his new proposal for funding Ohio schools. @daytondailynews Columbus Bureau reporter Jackie Borchardt (@JMBorchardt) covered the event, live-tweeting throughout the proposal. Below are her tweets.

Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Gov. Kasich set to unveil #education budget, reforms at 2 p.m. Dayton -area teachers urge Gov. to reverse funding cuts bit.ly/YGOr2y
Thu, Jan 31 2013 09:47:48
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Kasich's education budget/reform proposal is titled "Achievement Everywhere: Common Sense for Ohio's Classrooms"
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:04:36
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Kasich to Ohio district superintendents: Our door is always open to you.
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:05:36
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Kasich: This program is fully funded... we have the money for a couple reasons - the state is rebounding.
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:06:47
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Kasich: This plan is constitutional. No school in the state of Ohio will receive fewer dollars than they did last year
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:08:47
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Kasich's plan equalizes millage and factors it into state aid to help poorer districts that don't generate as much local revenue
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:12:52
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Kasich plan doesn't change guarantees, "Introducing chaos into this system right now is not going to serve these boys and girls."
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:14:31
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Now Dick Ross (Kasich's Director of 21st Century Education) is going thru the details of the plan
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:22:04
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Ross showing a chart mapping school funding against national test scores. His point: Money has increased at a higher rate than achievement
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:24:57
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Barb Mattei-Smith, Kasich education adviser, says plan will significantly increase state funding for students with disabilities
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:32:51
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Mattei-Smith: Plan includes additional money for areas of high concentrations of poverty with limited access to preschool
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:36:42
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Mattei-Smith says district guarantees un-equalize Kasich's equalized funding model, "They're neither fair nor sustainable in the long run."
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:38:21
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Kasich plan expands private school vouchers to any student from family 200% below poverty. $ comes from new fund, not taken from schools
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:41:38
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Vouchers start with kindergarten students 1st year, K and 1st grade 2nd year. 200% below poverty = $46,100 or less for a family of 4 in 2012
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:43:04
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Ross: "Change is hard and sometimes change can be expensive but we need to change."
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:44:39
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Ross says state $300 million in one-time grants to encourage innovation in schools, similar to Third Frontier funding
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:46:44
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Brian R. Hester @brianrhester
@JMBorchardt Third Frontier or Race to the Top?
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:48:46
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
@brianrhester A little of both - Third Frontier in the sense an independent panel would judge applicants.
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:49:22
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Kasich #ohedu proposal changes education time requirement from 184 days to hours to give schools flexibility
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:48:37
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Ross: Data will be used to network similar schools/districts so they can learn from each other #ohedu
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:50:43
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John Ness @JohnNess
@JMBorchardt Will that data about similar school systems be public?
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:53:31
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
@JohnNess Sounds like it will be - Kasich folks said parents should be able to see it.
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:54:27
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Ross ends "Achievement Everywhere" presentation: "It's not a school funding plan; it's an educational improvement plan."
Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:53:09
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Superintendent asks about kindergarten funding: #ohedu plan will fund kindergarten as offered (half-day programs get .5/pupil). Applause.
Thu, Jan 31 2013 12:02:53
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Jackie Borchardt @JMBorchardt
Kasich hopes #ohedu will create innovation and cost savings in districts, envisions state clearinghouse to share best pracatices
Thu, Jan 31 2013 12:08:25
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