Governor John Kasich's school funding proposal would mean the district would get around $500,000 per year from the state
Beachwood City Schools' state funding is not expected to change over the next two years. The district is expected to get just under $530,000 in 2014 and 2015 from state funding — the same amount the district received in 2013 — according to preliminary numbers from the Ohio Department of Education. These numbers are from Gov. John Kasich's budget proposal, and will likely change at least a little as the state legislature haggles out a final budget deal. MORE: Gov. Kasich Proposes Increasing School Funding, Lessening Mandates
The Cuyahoga County Library, which includes the branch in Solon, could see state funding cut again
In 2009, the Cuyahoga County Public Library dealt with a $14 million shortfall prompted by state budget cuts by reducing staff, increasing late fines, slashing money used for purchasing books and other materials and closing most branch locations on Sunday. The downward funding trend looks likely to continue. Gov. John Kasich's two-year budget proposal, released earlier this week, would continue cutting state public library funding by 5 percent in 2012 and 2013. Statewide, cuts could total more than $160 million over the two years. The Cuyahoga County Library receives about 30 percent of its funding from the state, said spokesman Robert Rua. How the system, which includes a branch in Solon, deals with the possibility of less state money …
