Ohio – Ohio lawmakers have approved a controversial education measure that would require students to learn what supporters describe as a roadmap to financial stability and success, while critics argue it oversimplifies life and ignores the many challenges people face.
The legislation, Senate Bill 276, cleared the Ohio House in a 58-36 vote before lawmakers left for summer recess. Later that evening, the Ohio Senate agreed to changes made by the House, sending the bill forward after months of debate.
The proposal originally had a very different purpose. When it was first introduced by Republican State Sen. Kristina Roegner of Hudson, it focused on allowing Ohio to join the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, which would make it easier for licensed professionals to work across state lines…