Strong public schools are the backbone of strong communities. A good public school system can be a city's biggest draw. An underperforming public school often marks a city's decline. Public education is perhaps the most crucial investment government can make. Although most Ohioans are educated in public schools, since the 1990s state policymakers have steadily funneled resources to private schools through vouchers, despite evidence that public school students perform better. Key findings from this report include: (1) Despite traditional public schools struggling to recover funding since the recession, voucher program spending increased by 352 percent since 2008; (2) Program eligibility has increased by adding programs that allow more students to use vouchers; (3) Senate Bill 85 would create the "Opportunity Scholarship", which could cost 6.4 times as much annually as the voucher programs it would replace; and (4) The 2018-2019 House budget increases funding the Educational Choice Program (EdChoice) Expansion voucher by 57 percent over the 2016-17 budget.