All-day kindergarten and class size reduction are two Ohio initiatives funded through Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid (DPIA), a supplemental payment to school districts with substantial portions of families living in poverty. This report describes the extent to which districts implemented these programs and the challenges they faced during the…

Ohio career-technical education (CTE) occurs in joint vocational school districts (JVSDs), singles, and compacts; courses are grouped into three program areas: workforce development, work and family studies, and career-based intervention. The weighted funding approach and size of the current weights are the result of a 1997 analysis by the Ohio…