Monumental reform of Ohio’s charter school law, which began in earnest back in December 2014, culminated on October 7 with the passage of House Bill 2.
Throughout that process, journalists, editors, and bloggers across the nation reported and opined. Here is a selection of recent media coverage:
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer gave a brief history of the legislation and a list of issues needing to be resolved when the bill was taken up for final work on September 30.
- The next step for HB 2 was a conference committee to resolve those issues. The Columbus Dispatch covered the committee process in an October 6 piece, as did the Associated Press, claiming that fears of important provisions being “watered down” in committee were unfounded.
- The bill’s final passage on October 7 was widely covered, including important pieces in the Dayton Daily News and in public media outlets.
- Opinion pieces were uniformly in favor of the new legislation—much as they had been throughout its gestation—as evidenced by editorials in the Canton Repository and the Columbus Dispatch.
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