The State of Ohio is failing its students with some of the lowest test scores in our country. According to OSU Research News, journalist Doug Downey states, "up to three-quarters of U.S. schools rated failing based on achievement test scores and would receive passing grades if evaluated using a less biased measure, new study suggests" ("Many Failing Schools do not fail when they are measured on impact rather than results" par. 1). Most of all, teachers believe that all they do is simply teach students how to pass assessment tests. Therefore, some students feel stressed and frustrated, as if all they do is practice and study on how to pass achievement tests. Additionally, with the economy impacting property taxes, which have decreased in recent years have affected financing schooling Additionally, Ohioans are starting to see more states moving toward a year-. regarding the school system. Thus, Ohio fails students in education, due to a lack of state funding, classroom time, and quality teachers. First, let's start with the problem facing Ohio education and how its funding has some reasons why Ohio students are facing a problem. stay behind. To further explain an article posted on About.com titled “Ohio Public School Funding Reform,” which states that Ohio’s public education funding system is largely dependent on property taxes. School districts in less affluent areas receive less money to spend per child than other, wealthier districts that collect more in property taxes" (Clarke, para. 4). For example, the lack of state funding can be seen in many different aspects, such as old school buildings that have been patched up and repainted to hide their flaws. According to the article "School Funding: Has Ohio Solved the Problem?", The Columbus Dispatch, ... halfway through the paper. .... Np, nd Web. November 22, 2011. “Reinventing Public Education | Education in Ohio matters." Changing Education in Ohio for a Changing World | Ohio Education Issues. Ed. Ohio Education Issues. KnowledgeWorks Foundation, 2009. Web. 07 November 2011. .Siegel, Jim and Catherine Candisky. “SCHOOL FUNDING: HAS OHIO SOLVED IT? | The Columbus Dispatch." The Columbus Dispatch. Dispatch Printing Company, March 30, 2007. Web. October 27, 2011. .Von Hippel, Paul T. "What Happens to Summer Learning in Year-Round Schools?" Columbus: Department of Sociology, Ohio State University, 2006. 1. PDF file.