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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) - Friday is the last day for Ohio lawmakers to make changes to the controversial EdChoice program. There has been no compromise in sight.

Enrollment for vouchers started the following Tuesday.

Public school leaders have been furious with the program, which would cut funding.

EdChoice allowed families to apply for scholarship vouchers to private schools, and that tuition is subsidized with taxpayer dollars.

So far, 12 thousand public schools have been labeled as "Underperforming."

If EdChoice were to go into effect without any changes, Middletown projected its financial loss for taxpayers would reach nearly 15 million dollars in the next five years.