Mike DeWine: “We start with funding at the local level. But what the state…”

“So it comes back to that first question about local schools and funding, right? Well, yeah, I mean, it's. But there again, you know, we have a balance in Ohio. Basically, We start with funding at the local level. But what the state money does...is to bring some equity...to help the poorest school districts. equity, at least try to get there in trying to help the poorest school districts who have the least money or the least available money that they can be taxed and to supplement that with the state money.” (28:44–29:06)

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