Parents—the first and most important educators—have a fundamental right to choose the education best suited to the needs of their children, including public, private and religious schools. Government, through such means as tax credits and publicly funded scholarships, should help provide resources for parents, especially those of modest means, to exercise this basic right without discrimination.
Over the years, the Ohio General Assembly and Ohio’s Governors have provided tax-supported assistance for pupils attending Catholic and other chartered nonpublic schools. Ohio’s elected officials have allocated funds for resources such as textbooks, tutoring, bus transportation, counseling and psychological services, administrative support, computer hardware and software, and teacher training. The Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Program, Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program, and Autism Scholarship Program help make Catholic school education possible for families and students with special needs. [More]
Catholic Conference of Ohio's Education Department establishes OACS (Ohio Advocates for Catholic Schools)
Please click here for the OACS web page
Catholic Conference Budget Testimony on Education House Finance 4/13/2011
Legislative Contact Information
RESOURCES
Special Needs Children:
Q&A Document to Assist Parents of Special Needs Children and Serve as a Resource for Catholic Schools Enrolling Children with Disabilities. Prepared by Larry Keough, Catholic Conference of Ohio
Catholic Social Teachings:
U. S. Bishops Campus Website to Promote Catholic Social Teaching, Life and Dignity: Transforming Our World: Our Catholic Faith in Action
What's Happening in Ohio (2007). DVD explaining Ohio tax-supported assistance to students in Catholic schools. Features Ohio Catholic school students and adults.
North version. Features persons from the Dioceses of Toledo, Cleveland and Youngstown.
South version. Features persons from the Dioceses of Cincinnati, Columbus, and Steubenville
Legislative version. Shortened version targeted at Legislative leaders.
Hosting a School Visit with your elected officials
LINKS
Catholic School Office, Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Catholic Education Office, Diocese Cleveland
Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Columbus
Office Christian Formation, Diocese of Steubenville
Catholic Schools Office, Diocese Toledo
Office of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Youngstown
0CEA: Ohio Catholic Education Association Convention
The 2011 Ohio Catholic Education Association (OCEA) Convention will take place Monday and Tuesday, October 3-4, 2011 in Columbus, Ohio at the Hyatt Regency and the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
CONTACTS
The Catholic Conference of Ohio's Department on Education serves those involved in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, religious education, youth and young adult ministry, and college campus ministry. Those meeting as groups on a regular basis include the Diocesan Directors of Campus Ministry, the Diocesan Directors of Religious Education, Superintendents of Schools, and Diocesan Directors of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Each of these groups uses the Conference as a forum for planning, discussion, cooperative action and professional growth.
STAFF CONTACT: Larry Keough (lkeough@ohiocathconf.org)
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