The end of suburban “opportunity hoarding”?
Ohio’s recently-enacted biennial budget took the important step of eliminating the geographic restrictions on where charter schools can locate. RedefinED’s Matthew Ladner suggests that is just one of a number of factors that will increase accessibility to quality school choice options for Ohio students.
“The miracle of our work”
A blog published by The Times of Israel features a detailed interview with Breakthrough Schools CEO Alan Rosskamm. It looks at his life and early career, the philosophy of the Breakthrough model, how his schools navigated two years of Covid-disrupted learning, and more.
Spending federal Covid relief funds
The Dayton Daily News this week checked in with a number of schools and districts in the Miami Valley area to see how they are planning to spend millions in federal Covid relief funding. That includes the National Heritage Academies network of charter schools.
More Covid support resources available
The U.S. Department of Education recently released a new resource to guide schools and districts in spending federal relief dollars to improve ventilation and mitigate the spread of Covid-19. Suggested uses of funds include HVAC system repair and maintenance, air filtering and purification, and even window and door repairs. You can access the guide here.
Event video available
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) and The 74 co-hosted a virtual event earlier this week titled “The Future of School Choice.” Participants included former Georgia State Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan; Dr. Charles Cole, founder of Energy Convertors; Naomi Shelton, CEO of the National Charter Collaborative; Jada Bolar, executive producer of the National Parents Union; and Patrick Jones, senior vice president of The Mind Trust. Curtis Valentine, co-director of PPI’s Reinventing America’s Schools Project, moderated the discussion. If you missed this important event, the video is available to view here.
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