TPS won't receive any extra funding from the state in the next two years
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TOLEDO, OH -- On Monday, Governor Ted Strickland was touring Grove Patterson Academy. Strickland said the school had already implemented many of the ideas in his new seamless system of education. But that won't help the academy or TPS when it comes to getting state funding.
Based on the Governor's proposal, TPS would see no increase in funding in 2010, and a 2% decrease in 2011.
Toledo has seen a drop in enrollment over the last ten years, but so have larger cities like Cincinnati and Columbus, and they're funding is going up.
"To meet the unique needs of every child in Ohio, there are several factors that determine how a given district in the state may fare under the new model," says Governor's Spokesperson Keith Dailey. Those include poverty, community wealth and college attainment rate.
The Governor's office says every district will have adequate funding in the next eight years. But if nothing changes sooner with the budget, something will have to change here in Toledo.
TPS Superintendent John Foley says the district will have to make some cuts in programs. Foley says the goal will be to impact students minimally. He may also have to ask voters for a new levy, something the district hasn't done since 2001.
