Online charter proves a great fit for Gahanna student
Vanessa McCoy, an Ohio Connections Academy (OCA) graduate, wrote a letter to the editor that appeared in the Dispatch recently. McCoy explains why she enrolled in OCA and the flexibility it afforded her.
Enrollment doubles at Sandusky’s only charter school
Monroe Preparatory Academy, Sandusky’s only charter public school, has experienced significant growth since relocating to its current location this spring. According to Erik Thorson, the school administrator, enrollment at the K-6 school has doubled and plans are in the works to add seventh- and eighth-grade classes.
ODE releases charter school sponsor ratings
A couple of weeks ago, the Ohio Department of Education released sponsor ratings for the 2017-2018 school year. The ratings, a function of Ohio’s sponsor evaluation system, categorized more than half of Ohio’s charter sponsors as “effective.” The Dayton Daily News digs into the details and gets reactions to the ratings.
Stop trying to claim charters “steal” money from traditional public schools
Christian Barnard, a policy analyst at the Reason Foundation, recently published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner in which he explains that charters don’t “steal” money from districts. In fact, in terms of per-pupil spending, Barnard argues that the opposite is true when we consider the funding districts receive for declining enrollment aid.
Direct funding for schools of choice
The Fordham Institute recently released a policy proposal arguing that Ohio should fund school choice programs directly from state foundation funding rather than via deductions from traditional public schools. Learn more here.
