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State rejects White Hat applications
The rejection of the White Hat applications will come as a surprise to many observers because ODE has rarely challenged large, not to mention politically well-connected, operators.
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Charter Schools
Measuring up to the model: A ranking of state charter school laws
Regardless of rankings, Ohio policymakers should continue to seek improvements to Ohio’s charter school program.
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Charter Schools
Noble Charter Schools: A teacher's perspective
A learning specialist with Noble Charter Schools responds to criticism of the organization's controversial discipline policies.
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Charter Schools
The “last word” on Milwaukee vouchers should lead us to new debates on standards
The results of a report show a need to further explore the right balance between parental choice and state standards, even if that discussion leaves many voucher proponents with a bad case of heartburn.
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Charter Schools
Purists vs. hawks in the charter debate
Ohio’s charter school community has been split into two camps since the inception of the state’s first charter law in 1997; purists vs. hawks.
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Charter Schools
ODE rejects White Hat applications
White Hat Management has been the Goliath of Ohio’s charter school operators since its first schools opened in 1999. The company currently operates 33 schools in the Buckeye State.
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Adam explains voucher cuts on WSJ.com
Choice czar Adam Emerson recorded an interview with the Wall Street Journal on President Obama's proposed cuts to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.
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Charter Schools
A bill targets the charter inequities wrought by political compromise
Allowing local dollars to follow local students is an important first step in addressing unfair funding systems.
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Charter Schools
Obama turns his back on a deal for the D.C. voucher program
The president's new budget proposal quashes last year's compromise to resurrect the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.
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Charter Schools
The fight over mandated contraceptive services has lessons for school choice
The struggles between the Catholic Church and the Obama Administration reveal the fault lines that surface when Washington tries to tinker with the complex machinery that administers our health, social services...and education.
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Charter Schools
Turning on a successful charter in the Keystone State
Charters are the answer, not the enemy.
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Charter Schools
Choice and Federalism: Defining the Federal Role in Education
Break the ESEA stalemate
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Charter Schools
From the Cuyahoga to CT, charters had a good week
Tardiness and school construction are among the education issues keeping courts busy.
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Charter Schools
Turning on a successful charter in Chester Upland
A lot of negative forces contributed to Chester Upland’s present circumstance, and it will take an equal or greater number of positive forces to turn it around. That should include a successful charter school.
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Charter Schools
A cautionary note for D.C. charter-district collaboration
Here's hoping that collaboration doesn’t co-opt educational diversity.
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Charter Schools
New evidence on vouchers and “cherry-picking”
A new study of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program should render a persistent critique of school vouchers and tax credit scholarships irrelevant.
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Charter Schools
A dissenting voice muddies the charter school debate
With friends like these, the growing coalition of support for charter schools will have a harder time coalescing around a common purpose.
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Charter Schools
Why MBAs won't save district schools
School choice, not business degrees, offers the best shot at improving the K-12 sector.
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High-quality customizable learning options should be the rule, not the exception
One could argue that 2011 was the year of “digital learning” in Ohio and across the nation. In September, the White House announced its “Digital Promise” campaign, while a number of states have been embracing initiatives and campaigns in this realm, aided and encouraged by national groups like the Digital Learning Council and the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Ohio’s biennial budget launched the Ohio Digital Learning Task Force and charged it with ensuring that the state’s “legislative environment is conducive to and supportive of the educators and digital innovators at the heart of this transformation.”