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Educational Opportunities |
| The unyielding cycle can be abated by promoting more educational opportunities for lower-class citizens of Cincinnati. Throughout Cincinnati, the decline in public schooling is apparent by the high drop-out rates in the high schools and the number of students who do not pass the Ohio Proficiency Tests. The Cincinnati Public School District has approximately 42,000 students in 79 buildings. The school district itself is described as “urban and poor” with little diversity, where nearly 70% of the students in Cincinnati Public Schools are African-American. In the United States, Ohio ranks in the bottom 20 percent of the amount of state tax dollars devoted to schools. (1) If more state tax dollars are devoted to schools, then there will be significantly fewer school tax levies on the ballots. As a result, property taxes will be lowered, creating a less-expensive environment for which Cincinnati citizens to reside. More state tax dollars would also allow the schools to offer more educational opportunities, such as books and technology. |
1.) http://www.parents4publicschools.com/Cincinnati-50
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