Amy Acton
Would fund public schools under the Fair School Funding Plan, reform the school voucher system, and provide free school breakfast and lunch.
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Issue record
Schools
In short
Amy Acton's campaign backs the Fair School Funding Plan, voucher reform and free school meals. Don Kissick's issues page lists no position on schools. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign would raise reading, math and civics standards, give parents more choice, pay top teachers more and expand career-technical education. Ramaswamy has never held office; running mate Rob McColley voted for the 2023 budget, which opened private school scholarships to all incomes and required science-of-reading materials.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Don Kissick
No position on schools is stated on his issues page.
Vivek Ramaswamy
Would raise standards in 3rd-grade reading, 8th-grade math and 12th-grade civics, give parents more choice, pay the best teachers more, and expand career-technical education.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
McColley backed the 2023 budget's wider EdChoice and science-of-reading rules, plus a parent option after school consultation to promote third graders below reading grade level.
Full detail
The campaign's plan calls for higher academic standards with a focus on 3rd-grade reading, and more choice for parents over where their children learn. McColley voted for the 2023 state budget, House Bill 33, on June 30, 2023. It opened the income-based EdChoice private school scholarship to students at any family income; before, the limit was 250% of the federal poverty level. It also required schools to use reading materials aligned with the science of reading from the 2024-25 school year, and barred the three-cueing method in pre-K to grade 5, with waivers for some students. The same budget let a parent, after talking with the reading teacher and principal, have a third grader promoted to fourth grade whether or not the child reads at grade level. The law before it had no such parent request. Limit: This is his running mate's record; Ramaswamy has never held office. The budget did many other things; this card looks only at school choice and reading.
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Sources9 source records
- Improving Ohio's Educationhttps://actonforgovernor.com/issue/education/
Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts.
candidate statement
For: Amy Acton: campaign position
- On the Issueshttps://donkissick.com/on-the-issues
People for Don Kissick and James Mills · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Headings: data centers, license-plate cameras, property taxes, corruption, economic affordability, personal dignity. The site's press releases page carried no releases when read.
candidate statement
For: Don Kissick: campaign position
- The Planhttps://vivekforohio.com/the-plan/
Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. Positions and claims are attributed to the campaign, not independently verified facts. Taxes, energy, schools, crime, and his data center pledge (reprinted from a Columbus Dispatch op-ed of August 6).
candidate statement
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: campaign position; Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly: actions and roll callshttps://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/hb33/actions/
Ohio General Assembly (Legislative Information System) · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The 2024-25 state operating budget. The Senate agreed to the conference report June 30, 2023, McColley voting yea.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 3310.032https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3310.032
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Income-based EdChoice scholarship, as amended by H.B. 33, effective October 3, 2023. Eligibility no longer has an income limit.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 3310.032, version effective September 23, 2022https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3310.032/9-23-2022
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The version before H.B. 33: family income at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, or a sibling with the scholarship.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 3313.6028, version effective October 3, 2023https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3313.6028/10-3-2023
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Enacted by H.B. 33. Reading curriculum aligned with the science of reading from 2024-25; three-cueing barred in pre-K to grade 5, with individual waivers.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 3313.608, version effective October 3, 2023https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3313.608/10-3-2023
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Third Grade Reading Guarantee as amended by H.B. 33: adds promotion at a parent's request.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction
- Ohio Revised Code 3313.608, version effective September 30, 2021https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3313.608/9-30-2021
Ohio Legislative Service Commission · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
The version before H.B. 33.
official legislative record
For: Vivek Ramaswamy: Matches stated direction