Thanks to state policymakers, charter schools can now open anywhere in Ohio
After months of debate, the state budget was signed into law by Governor DeWine
After months of debate, the state budget was signed into law by Governor DeWine
More on the state budget
Ohio’s new biennial budget
As we await final decisions from the General Assembly on important matters of school funding, report cards, vouchers, and more here in Ohio, we have a bumper crop of charter news from around the country that’s holding our attention.<
More details on the Senate’s budget bill
School choice provisions in the Senate budget bill
The past, present, and future of charter schools
In praise of the federal Charter School Program
Best high schools in America
ExcelinEd, a national education group, recently released a paper revealing large shortfalls in facility funding for Ohio’s public charter schools.
Charter facilities in Ohio
Historically, children have been assigned to public schools based on their home address. For some students, this works out fine. But for many others, geographic assignment locks them into schools that don’t meet their needs. What can be done to break the link between students’ zip codes and their school?
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Brick-and-mortar charter schools serve more than 80,000 Ohio students, most of whom come from low-income backgrounds.
Toledo transportation changes move forward
Keeping high schoolers on track and motivated to complete academic work is a perennial worry, one of many such concerns that took on a new
The relationship between traditional public schools and schools of choice—both charter and private—is often strained in Ohio. One of the most consistent sources of tension is transportation.
It’s state budget time in Ohio, and as experts like to remind us, budgets reflect priorities. In the area of K–12 education, legislators should maintain a focus on empowering parents to take more control of their kids’ education and improving the educational outcomes of less advantaged students.
State testing to happen on schedule
The opportunity for a better life