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Public schools could be forced to close some buildings and sell them cheaply to charter schools
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s proposed budget is about 600 pages long and the Ohio House-passed budget is longer. There’s a provision tucked in both… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget includes less money for Ohio’s public schools, more for vouchers and charters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed budget would spend $23.4 billion on education, and DeWine said it would fully fund the final phase-in of the school… Read More
As charter schools continue to open in the Ohio Valley, a controversial curriculum begins to gain popularity
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CINCINNATI (WOUB) – A small private school in Michigan with ties to former President Donald Trump is shaping how thousands of students are educated in publicly funded charter schools across… Read More
West Virginia Supreme Court hears arguments in school voucher case
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer representing parents who sued the state of West Virginia argued in the state Supreme Court that a voucher program that would provide parents state… Read More
Judge reviewing arguments over Ohio’s school voucher program
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge is reviewing the many arguments filed in a court case against Ohio’s school voucher system, known as EdChoice. The EdChoice… Read More
Charter School Expansion Bill Passes West Virginia House
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday passed a bill that would increase the number of public charter schools. The bill passed on a 66-32… Read More
Charter School Operators Must Be Non-Profit Under Bipartisan Bill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Nearly 180 charter schools will have to change how they do business or shut down under a new bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio House. It’s the latest attempt to… Read More
Document Review Slows State Lawsuit Against E-school Founder
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A review of thousands of documents is delaying a state lawsuit aimed at recouping millions of dollars from the founder and leaders of what was once… Read More
W. Va. Education Board Puts Charter School Plan Up for Comment
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Board of Education will give the public 60 days to comment on a proposal on charter schools, double the normal allotted time. The… Read More
West Virginia Board of Education to Discuss Charter Schools
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Board of Education is set to discuss charter schools this week. The board will meet on Wednesday and Thursday in Charleston. A board… Read More
Proposed State Bill Creates Infrastructure for Future Federal “School Choice” Program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A federal program that could provide $5 billion dollars to private schools across the country hasn’t received the ok from congress yet. But that’s not stopping at least one state… Read More
Sponsor of Closed Online School ECOT to Repay State $879,000
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The sponsor of a huge online charter school that abruptly closed in Ohio has agreed to repay the state $879,000. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow closed… Read More
Study: For-Profit Charter Operators Spend Lots More On Admin Than Traditional Schools
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s charter schools are by law non-profit, but nearly 200 of them are managed by for-profit operating companies. And a new study by an anti-charter school group says charters run by… Read More
Judge Blocks Schools From Ohio Suit Against E-school Founder
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A judge won’t let school districts intervene in Ohio’s civil case seeking to recoup millions of dollars in public funding from leaders of a now-defunct online… Read More
School Choice Advocates Look To Lawmakers For Facility Funding Boost
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Charter school advocates are calling on lawmakers to bump up their funding for facilities. They say the money now going to charters falls well below what they need. But critics say… Read More
Do Charter Schools In Ohio Need More State Dollars?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new study by advocates for school choice shows charter schools in urban areas are underfunded. The group is making the case at the same time Gov. Mike DeWine and… Read More
Auditor Recommends Changes To How State Funds Online Schools
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – As lawmakers consider changing how Ohio funds online charter schools, the state auditor recommends they consider models factoring in student performance or testing. Ohio’s traditional school… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers Look To Provide Online Academy ‘Safe Harbor’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican-led Legislature is preparing to temporarily relax academic performance standards on a virtual school that took in thousands of students from a now-shuttered competitor. The… Read More
New Speaker Promises Study Group On Funding Online Charters
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The new Speaker of the Ohio House is citing a two-year-old study from a pro-charter school group slamming the performance of virtual charter schools. And there may be changes coming… Read More
Updated Charter School Regulations Clear Ohio House
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The Ohio House has approved a bill cracking down on low-performing Ohio charter schools and imposing a host of new accountability standards on sponsors. The legislation cleared the chamber in… Read More
House Panel OKs New Charter School Regulations
By: Associated Press
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A bill cracking down on low-performing Ohio charter schools and imposing a host of new accountability standards on sponsors has cleared its first legislative hurdle. After extensive debate and several… Read More
Ohio Online Charter School Spent More Than $2.27M On Ads
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Ohio’s largest online charter school reported at least $2.27 million spent last school year on advertising to attract students. The Columbus Dispatch reports that’s about 2 percent of the Electronic… Read More