Ohio Economic Experts Panel

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February 3, 2025: School Spending

Over the last four years, Ohio's public schools have relied on the Cupp-Patterson Fair School Spending Plan to provide over $300 million in funds per year. This bill was initially supposed to provide funding through 2027, but the new Speaker of the House has indicated that he would like to cut this funding. If these funds are cut, it would reduce spending on public schools by about $650 over the next two years.

Question A: Cutting school spending by $650 million would significantly reduce Ohio's future human capital.

Question B: Cutting school spending by $650 million would significantly increase inequality in Ohio.

Question C: Cutting school spending by $650 million would significantly reduce the state's future economic output.

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Goal: Policymakers need information from experts to craft policy that is effective, efficient, and equitable. The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a tool for promoting better policy outcomes by providing policymakers, policy influencers, and the public with the informed opinions of Ohio’s leading economists.

About: The Ohio Economic Experts Panel consists of over 40 economists from colleges and universities throughout the state of Ohio. Panelists answer monthly questions of relevance to state policy indicating the degree to which they agree or disagree with a policy question and their confidence in their answer based on available evidence.

The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a social bottom line service of Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.

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