by Nicole Piscitani • Feb. 23, 2026
The Ohio General Assembly passed numerous bills in November. In addition to the property tax bills that impacted education, there was an additional bill solely focused on K-12 education. For many years, the state has allowed school districts to pick one of two dates for their kindergarten admission cutoff date: A child needed to be at least 5 years old by either Aug. 1 or Sept. 30. Additionally, Ohio allows school districts to establish an early admittance policy for incoming kindergarteners who are not 5 years old by the deadline.
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