We’ve been no fans of the Columbus City School District’s treatment of charter schools within its boundaries. The district’s icy and hostile relationship with charters is far too often the norm when it comes to charter-district “cooperation” in Ohio (though people on both sides of the issue are admirably trying to change that fact). But while Columbus and other districts continue to take a hostile stand against charter schools, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District is leading the way in partnering with high-performing charters, making good on promises made as part of the district’s academic transformation plan. Read the rest of this post here.
