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The expansion of the EdChoice program has increased the cost of Ohio's five voucher programs, and that has public school advocates worried about the future of K-12 education funding.

Nearly a year after legislators made school vouchers available to all Ohio families, the program's use still lags in rural Ohio. Advocates are pushing to increase school choice in small towns.

The use of private school scholarships has surged since Ohio’s school voucher program expanded to include all families last summer. But enrollment largely hasn't shifted.

The sponsor of the bill says students in those schools are being left out of support from Ohio's expanded voucher program.

Ohio school districts in a lawsuit against the state over private school vouchers say they are being "bullied and intimidated" by top Republican state leaders.

The "Backpack Bill" is being considered by Ohio lawmakers, and some supporters are hoping it gets included in the new two-year state budget.

Public school advocates continue to advocate for a fully funded school finance plan, as some Republicans who have backed the idea of expanding vouchers for private schools are pressing down on the brake pedal.

The so-called "Backpack Bill" would allow parents of most private school students in Ohio to get state-funded vouchers.

Five public school districts are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging Ohio's EdChoice voucher program.

The new two-year Ohio budget includes a plan for the state to directly fund charter schools, and gives more money for taxpayer-paid vouchers for kids to…