Ohio School Choice Hypocrisy Map

Dr. Acton attacks Ohio's voucher program for sending "billions" to private schools "with no accountability." Her own children attended Columbus Jewish Day School, a private school where she served on the board.

Rep. Isaacsohn voted against the 2025 budget, saying universal vouchers were "robbing funding from public schools." He graduated from Walnut Hills High School, a selective public school that admits students by entrance exam.

Rep. Kucinich voted against renewing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for low-income families in 2011. He graduated from St. John Cantius, a Catholic high school in Cleveland, and worked to pay his own tuition.

Rep. McNally wrote that universal vouchers would see "$2 billion removed from public schools." She is a graduate of Ursuline High School, a private Catholic school in Youngstown.

Rep. Kaptur voted against renewing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program in 2011, which offers low-income families in the nation's capital private-school scholarships. She herself graduated from St. Ursula Academy, a private Catholic girls' school in Toledo.

Ms. Whaley warned that efforts to "voucherize education" would "completely drop public education." She attended Oldenburg Academy, an all-girls Catholic boarding school in Indiana.

Sen. Antonio called Ohio's 2026 voucher bill "ridiculous" and "money taken away from public schools." She won a scholarship to Lutheran West, a private high school in Rocky River, and worked to pay the rest of her tuition.

Rep. Robinson said "expanding the EdChoice voucher program is the last thing we need to do" and urged a veto of the expansion. He graduated from Gilmour Academy, a private Catholic school.

Rep. Ryan voted against renewing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for low-income families in 2011. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, a private Catholic school.