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Public Districts and Scholarship Schools: Different Accountability Obligations

WP014 documents different accountability frameworks for traditional public districts and scholarship-accepting nonpublic schools, including differences in audit, reporting, records, testing and program oversight.

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WP014 documents different accountability frameworks for traditional public districts and scholarship-accepting nonpublic schools, including differences in audit, reporting, records, testing and program oversight.

Key Takeaway

The record supports neither 'zero accountability' nor 'equivalent accountability'; the obligations exist but differ in scope and form.

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Last Verified:

September 20, 2026

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Ohio Common Ground Research Center

Accountability & Funding for Ohio's Public Districts and Nonpublic Scholarship Schools

August 10, 2026
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