HOPE Toledo is putting its universal pre-K program on hold while it grapples with an uncertain future that rests in the hands of state officials and local taxpayers.
Providers that partner with HOPE Toledo were informed in February that the organization would not be providing funding for next year’s class, and the organization’s leadership sought a $200,000 bailout from the city and county in March to complete the school year.
Without intervention from state officials clearing the path to the ballot in 2025, the organization will not have a method of funding its subsidized early-childhood education programs, which served 336 4-year-olds last year…