Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.4.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayWhy we all fight for charters and choice
Ohio needs to better leverage state dollars to support low-income students
Aaron ChurchillFor decades, analysts have observed large achievement gaps between low-income children and their peers, disparities that have only widened due to Covid.
Digging in to public school choice in Detroit
Jeff MurrayAfter the Brown v. Board of Education decision, school desegregation efforts in Detroit followed a familiar pattern: Busing of students to achieve racial balance was proposed, resistance and White flight occurred, and somebody sued. Milliken v. Bradley was finally decided in the U.S.
Fordham Institute statement on new national charter school rankings
Ohio Education GadflyToday, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released its latest review of states’ charter school policies. This year, NAPCS ranked Ohio’s charter law as 12th out of 44 states plus the District of Columbia, a significant increase when compared to the state’s ranking in 2021 (24th).
EdChoice lawsuit twists the truth about school funding in Ohio
Aaron ChurchillLast week, five school districts filed a lawsuit in the Franklin County courts that attempts to strike down EdChoice, Ohio’s private scholarship program that serves roughly 50,000 school children, many of whom are among the need
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.14.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayGroveport Madison Local Schools have sued the state of Ohio in response to a massive fine levied upon them for failing to properly transport resident charter and private school students over