Franklin County appeals court rules Ohio EdChoice voucher program unconstitutional

A Franklin County appeals court has ruled Ohio's EdChoice voucher program unconstitutional — the second time the county's courts have reached that conclusion — and the voucher money keeps flowing anyway while the state appeals.

On October 15, 2026, a unanimous three-judge panel of the 10th District Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page. The case began in Franklin County, the county Dublin families share on one side of the district line.

Where the money goes

The EdChoice program directs state education dollars toward private-school tuition. Dublin City Schools serves families on both sides of the Franklin-Delaware line, and every voucher dollar routed to private tuition is a dollar that never reaches those classrooms.

What happens next

The next stage of the appeal will decide whether the ruling reshapes school funding for Dublin families. Parents who want to follow the case should watch the appeal as it moves through the courts and keep an eye on the Dublin City Schools board and its budget process, where the question of voucher dollars and the district's resources will land.

The courts have now twice called the program unconstitutional. The appeal ahead will determine whether that finding finally reaches the classrooms at the end of the block.