Question: The Tribune reported in the paper recently that LaBrae paid $7, 017 for membership in a group called the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy. That sounds rather expensive. What is this organization? What makes its membership dues so expensive?
The information reported in the Tribune was inaccurate. It was simply a misprint. The dues to join this organization are $.50 for each student enrolled in the district. Our membership dues for the 2014-2015 school year total $717.00. The Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy is a pro-public school lobbying group in Columbus that has been advocating for fair and sufficient school funding from the State. Hundreds of public school districts in Ohio join this organization to strengthen their voice on school funding policy in Columbus. The LaBrae Board of Education believes it is important to maintain a collective voice of strength in Columbus on the issue of school funding with the hopes of improving state policy so that the education of our students is properly funded and to ease the burden on the local property taxpayers in our community and across the state, and as such continues to support the Ohio Coalition.
