As of August 21, 2024, Cathye J. Flory did not have a website or any information online.

School System Budget

School Safety & Discipline

Ballotpedia, Cathye Flory

Briefcase, The Ohio School Board Education

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As of May 17, 2025, Cathye J. Flory did not have a website or any information online.

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Cathye J. Flory

Ballotpedia, Chris Orban 

Candidate website

Believes in increasing exposure to computer science in Ohio schools, noting that currently only 1 in 7 students take a computer science class before graduating.

Supports adding computer science concepts such as binary numbers to the K-12 math curriculum.

- Supports adding computer science concepts such as binary numbers to the K-12 math curriculum.

Believes Ohio should take advantage of federal education research funding.

- Believes Ohio should take advantage of federal education research funding.

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Believes teachers should be the first ones to give their opinions on new education policies.

Supports providing funding for teachers to learn new skills for free at Ohio colleges.

- Believes teachers should be the first ones to give their opinions on new education policies.
- Supports providing funding for teachers to learn new skills for free at Ohio colleges.

Teachers

Opposes school voucher programs and believes they reduce funding for public and charter schools.

- Opposes school voucher programs and believes they reduce funding for public and charter schools.

Access to Education

Supports gun control measures to ensure child safety.

Supports using data to analyze school performance and see what approaches are working.

As of May 17, 2025, Chris Orban’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Student Wellbeing

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Chris Orban

Opposes licensure fee increases for teachers.

Advocates funding reforms to provide students with "a fair and equitably resourced classroom."

As a board of education member, opened collective bargaining negotiations.

- Opposes licensure fee increases for teachers.
- Advocates funding reforms to provide students with "a fair and equitably resourced classroom."
- As a board of education member, opened collective bargaining negotiations.

As of August 7, 2024, David T. Donofrio’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ballotpedia, David Donofrio

Supports the inclusion of arts in schools.

As a board of education member, initiated a partnership with Harper's Corner "to bring inclusive topics into the district's libraries."

- Supports the inclusion of arts in schools.
- Opposes book bans.
- As a board of education member, initiated a partnership with Harper's Corner "to bring inclusive topics into the district's libraries."

Newsbreak, Dem candidates share their views at meet & greet

Supports providing free breakfast and lunch to all students.

Opposes the diversion of public funding to private schools.

As a board of education member, initiated a partnership with Mid-Ohio Foodbank to provide meals to children.

As a board of education member, worked to open new middle schools.

- Supports providing free breakfast and lunch to all students.
- Opposes the diversion of public funding to private schools.
- As a board of education member, initiated a partnership with Mid-Ohio Foodbank to provide meals to children.
- As a board of education member, worked to open new middle schools.

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David T. Donofrio

- The State Board of Education of Ohio (SBOE) is made up of 19 members. Eleven members are elected and eight are appointed by the governor.
- The SBOE appoints the superintendent of public instruction, who is the administrative and executive officer of the SBOE.
- The SBOE sets policies for Ohio schools, including requirements and qualifications for educator licensure, specific educational programs, and educational goals. 
- The SBOE manages the allocation of state and federal funds for public schools and submits budget requests to the state government every two years.
- Elected members serve four-year terms representing specific districts, with staggered elections ensuring only some members are up for election each year.