Extending the New Markets Tax Credit
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) is urging charter school supporters to contact their members of Congress and ask them to support extending the New Markets Tax Credit, which expires in 2019. According to NAPCS, this credit “is one of the most effective tools to help charter schools access affordable facilities.”
What does Governor-Elect DeWine mean for Ohio school choice?
In short, we don’t know for sure as it wasn’t a major part of the campaign. Fordham’s Jessica Poiner pieces together DeWine’s campaign materials and information from a variety of news sources to give us an overview of what we might expect from a DeWine administration in regards to school choice and education generally.
ECOT’s headquarters changes hands
The Columbus Board of Education recently held its first meeting in the former headquarters of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), which they purchased in the summer for about $4 million. The Dispatch explains that the board is currently weighing their options on how they’ll use the space.
Featured event: Ohio in a Post-Janus world
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31 that was widely expected to have broad implications for education and the teaching profession. On November 29, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute is hosting an event, with special guests Melissa Cropper of the Ohio Federation of Teachers and Robert Alt of the Buckeye Institute, to discuss the implications of Janus in Ohio and how it is likely to impact education. You can register for the event here.
Other upcoming events
Here’s a look at some upcoming Ohio and national events: OCALICON 2018 (November 14-16), the Ohio School Improvement Institute (November 15-16, Columbus), the School Performance Institute’s next workshop (November 29), the 2018 National Summit on Education Reform (December 5-7, Washington, D.C.), and the 2019 Ohio Educational Technology Conference (February 12-14, Columbus).
