PARENTS UNITED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Parents United | in the news

  • April 9, 2026

    ATHENS POST | Parents United for Public Schools hosts town hall

  • April 8, 2026

    ATHENS MESSENGER | Parents Call on House Education Committee to Fully Fund Public Schools

  • March 13, 2026

    SIGNAL AKRON | Funding, programming concerns prompt launch of Akron’s Parents United for Public Schools

  • February 19, 2026

    ATHENS MESSENGER | Public education advocates react to bill withholding school funding

  • January 23, 2026

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop cutting budgets for special needs

2025 News Coverage

12/9/2025, Cleveland.com | Parents United for Public Schools sees strong showing at CH-UH town hall, with more to come

12/3/2025, ABC6 | Columbus City Schools approves $50M in budget cuts, impacting staffing and transportation

12/2/2025, 10TV | Columbus City Schools Board of Education could vote on budget cuts

12/1/2025, NBC4 | Some Ohioans concerned by Department of Education’s move toward dismantlement

11/28/2025, OPINION | Parents are ready to fight gutting of special education support

11/20/2025, OPINION  | Ohioans support our public schools, despite some politicians’ best efforts

10/30/2025, OPINION | Ohio's cuts to special education betray students with disabilities

10/22/2025, OPINION | Restore Office of Special Education to full capacity

10/8/2025, OPINION | Max Miller, remember where you came from. Protect public education.

9/12/2025, OPINION | Letter to the editor: Congress should fund classrooms, not gut them

8/20/2025, YOUR OHIO NEWS | Ohio education funding cuts could heavily impact students with disabilities

8/13/2025, COLUMBUS DISPATCH | Central Ohio parents, advocates share concerns for disability education at town hall

8/12/2025, 10TV | Parents voice fears over school funding cuts at Grove City meeting

8/12/2025, TIMES REPORTER | Town hall meeting planned to discuss future of education for children with disabilities

6/30/2025, STATEMENT | Ohio lawmakers abandon Fair School Funding Plan, but vetoes stave off more chaos and uncertainty

6/30/2025, STATEMENT | Senate Sub Bill Still Falls Short of Fair Funding Promise

5/29/2025, OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL | Appalachian Ohio’s public schools face tough choices with potential state, federal funding cuts

5/27/2025, STATEMENT | School district leaders sound the call for fair school funding

5/22/2025,  MORNING JOURNAL | Ohio House budget would shortchange public schools

5/20/2025, OPINION | Lawmakers must support a fully updated Fair School Funding Plan

5/16/2025, CLEVELAND.COM | Ohio House budget puts public education at risk

5/14/2025, OPINION | Home was turbulent when I was a kid. The schools that helped me are being attacked.

4/14/2025, OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL | Public schools could have less property tax help under Ohio House education budget

4/13/2025, CLEVELAND.COM | Ohio Republicans eye $4.2 billion in savings for one-time property tax cuts

4/3/2025, NBC4 | Data shows education vouchers exclude Ohio’s rural counties

3/31/2025, SIGNAL CLEVELAND | School funding 101: Understanding how we pay for Ohio’s public education

3/26/2025, 10 WBNS | Ohio coalition says public schools will lose $103 million if DeWine’s budget passes

3/25/2025, WOSU | Examining Ohio’s 'Fair School Funding Plan,' federal changes to America's educational system

3/25/2025, KENT STATER | Education advocates lobby at Statehouse for budget and diversity initiatives

3/22/2025, OPINION | Hillsdale Local Schools needs state lawmakers to step up

3/12/2025,  STATEMENT | House Must Fix Flaws in DeWine’s Budget

3/10/2025, PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE | Multiyear fight for fair school funding in Ohio continues

3/5/2025, OPINION | Don’t shortchange special-needs kids - fully fund Ohio’s public schools

2/25/2025, PRESS RELEASE | Parents Call on House Education Committee to Fully Fund Public Schools

2/10/2025, OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL | Ohio House Education Committee lays out priorities, prepares for budget talks

2/2/2025, STATEMENT | A Stronger Future for Ohio Starts with Fully Adhering to the Fair School Funding Plan

1/31/2025, OPINION | Gov. DeWine must save cash-strapped school districts like New Philadelphia