Overview

• The lawsuit was filed in January 2022 by a coalition of more than 100 public school districts and parents arguing that EdChoice diverts tax dollars from the constitutionally mandated public school system
• Judge Jaiza Page granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs on three of five counts, concluding that the voucher program unlawfully channels state funding to private schools
• The EdChoice program has received over $1 billion in state funding since income eligibility requirements were removed, creating what Page described as a parallel system of state-funded private schools
• Page designated her ruling as a final, appealable order, stating there is “no just reason for delay” in advancing the case to higher courts
• The Ohio Attorney General’s office has pledged to appeal the decision and expressed confidence in prevailing on the merits