Putting the Public Back in Public Schools: A Conversation with Scott Karlo

In this episode of Stronger Together, we sit down with Scott Karlo, Executive Director of the Ohio Public School Advocacy Network, for a conversation about what it truly means to put the public back in public schools. This discussion moves beyond policy and headlines and focuses on ownership. Public schools exist because communities invest in them, care about them, and take responsibility for them. Scott shares why restoring that sense of ownership matters, how disengagement weakens schools over time, and what happens when communities step back into their role as active partners. The conversation speaks directly to Nordonia and to any community that believes strong schools depend on trust, involvement, and shared responsibility. It is a reminder that public education works best when the public sees schools not as a system to observe, but as an institution they own together.