Monday, May 20, 2013

Former Ohio Charter Overseer Pleads to Slow Charter Growth

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Last week, Denis Smith, a former consultant with the Ohio Department of Education on Charter Schools gave some of the most powerful testimon...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ohio Charters Spend Far More on Administration Than Publics

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Since today is Charter Day in the Ohio Senate -- the day when Charter Schools testify about the state's biennial budget -- I figured now...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Kasich Ed Plan Increases Charter Funding 4.5%

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After many weeks of anticipation, the Legislative Service Commission has made preliminary estimates on the cost of Gov. John Kasich's e...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Ohio Charter Schools Confirm Kasich Ed Plan Insufficient

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Today's testimony before the Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee was quite revealing about Charter Schools' concerns with G...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Startling Charter and Traditional Teacher Data

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Now that the Ohio Department of Education has released its full report card, it is possible to examine in-depth data about various aspects ...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

IO Exposes How Ohio's Charter Funding System Hurts Kids

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Innovation Ohio has released a report that details how the way Charter Schools are funded in Ohio has hurt kids both in Charters and in the...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Further Exploring Kasich Plan's Fatal Flaw

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In an earlier post , I tried to explain how flawed it is for Gov. John Kasich to bet his education plan on per pupil valuation. I thought ex...