Ohio Constitution Article VI - Education
Here is the full text and a summary of Article VI – Education of the Ohio Constitution:
Ohio Constitution – Article VI: Education
Section 1 | Funds for religious and educational purposes
The General Assembly shall make such provisions, by taxation or otherwise, as, with the income arising from the school trust fund, will secure a thorough and efficient system of common schools throughout the state; but no religious or other sect, or sects, shall ever have any exclusive right to, or control of, any part of the school funds of this state.
Section 2 | School funds
The principal of all funds arising from the sale or other disposition of lands or other property granted or entrusted to the state for educational and religious purposes, shall forever be preserved inviolate and undiminished; and the income arising therefrom shall be faithfully applied to the specific objects of the original grants or appropriations.
Section 3 | Local school boards
Provision shall be made by law for the organization, administration, and control of the public school system of the state supported by public funds. Each school district shall have the power by referendum to determine the number of members and the organization of the district board of education.
Summary of Article VI – Education
Educational Funding (Section 1):
The state must provide for a “thorough and efficient” system of public schools.
Funding must not favor any religious group—religious sects cannot control public school funds.
School Trust Fund Protection (Section 2):
Funds from land/property originally meant for education or religion must be preserved and used only for their original purpose.
Local Control (Section 3):
Laws must establish how public schools are organized and administered.
Local communities can vote to change the size or structure of their school boards.
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