March 11, 2024

The Legislative E-Update is provided by the Ohio ESC Association to Ohio’s ESCs, their client school districts, and other key education stakeholders.

EACH LEGISLATIVE E-UPDATE INCLUDES:

• Latest News from Capital Square - elections, specific bills of interest and other news
• Legislative Tracking Report - pending education bills of interest listed in order by last action date. Links to the state bill page for analyses or fiscal notes included.  

ESC-RELATED NEWS:

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) released an updated list of curricular and instructional material for reading aligned to new mandates for instruction established in the biennial budget, HB33 (Edwards). Gov. DeWine proposed and lawmakers enacted requirements for reading instruction to include approaches aligned to what's referred to as the science of reading, generally a systematic effort to cover elements including phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The budget included funding to help schools buy these materials and for teachers to be trained in the approved methods. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/bdcny2bb.



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