Ohio Pilot Project Scholarship Program

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The Ohio Pilot Project Scholarship Program was a state-funded school voucher initiative that provided tuition aid for students in Cleveland to attend participating public or private, including religious, schools.

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Ohio Pilot Project Scholarship Program canonical 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf school voucher program ⓘ
state-funded education program ⓘ
administeredBy State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio
aidType indirect aid to religious schools through parental choice ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction City of Cleveland ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland

State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio
beneficiary low-income families in Cleveland ⓘ
students residing in Cleveland ⓘ
benefitForm scholarship payments applied to school tuition ⓘ
challengedInCase Zelman v. Simmons-Harris ⓘ
constitutionalStatus upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decisionHolding does not violate the Establishment Clause ⓘ
educationLevel primary and secondary education ⓘ
eligibilityBasisForStudents income-related criteria ⓘ
residence in Cleveland ⓘ
eligibleInstitutionType participating private schools ⓘ
participating public schools ⓘ
participating religious schools ⓘ
fundingSource State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio
governmentLevel state-level program ⓘ
implementedInCity Cleveland ⓘ
includes tuition scholarships ⓘ
keyFeature aid flows to religious schools only as a result of independent private choice ⓘ
parents direct scholarship funds to schools of their choice ⓘ
participation open to a broad class of citizens ⓘ
legalIssue Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
legalPrecedentImpact clarified constitutionality of school vouchers including religious schools ⓘ
location Cleveland, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cleveland
notableFor central role in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris decision ⓘ
policyArea education policy ⓘ
school choice ⓘ
policyInstrument tuition voucher ⓘ
purpose enable students to attend participating public or private schools ⓘ
expand educational choice for low-income families ⓘ
provide tuition aid for students in Cleveland ⓘ
relatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
religiousAffiliationRequirementForSchools no specific religious affiliation required ⓘ
religiousNeutralityPolicy available to religious and nonreligious schools on neutral terms ⓘ
religiousSchoolsParticipation permitted ⓘ
sector education ⓘ
state Ohio ⓘ

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Zelman v. Simmons-Harris → programChallenged → Ohio Pilot Project Scholarship Program ⓘ