Private school vouchers: Ohio's richest families access scholarships

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nearly 20% of state spending on private school vouchers goes to families at the top income brackets in the state - people who make six- and seven-figure salaries or more, a recent state report shows.
52% : In recent decades, public spending on private schools has skyrocketed, including last year, when the state spent just short of $1 billion on private school vouchers.
49% : But that doesn't mean there aren't people in higher tax brackets in the Buckeye State.
30% : Previous reporting by cleveland.com/ The Plain Dealer showed that most of the families new to EdChoice were not new to private schools, fleeing low-performing or troubled public schools. READ MORE: Fleeing troubled public schools?
29% : A coalition of over 100 school districts are suing the state over vouchers, saying that the spending is hurting public schools.

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