The consequences of a successful anti-voucher lawsuit
Earlier this year, the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding filed a lawsuit aimed at eliminating the state’s EdChoice Scholarship Program
Earlier this year, the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding filed a lawsuit aimed at eliminating the state’s EdChoice Scholarship Program
10,000 new charter schools needed
Earlier this year, a coalition of traditional public school districts filed a lawsuit that they hope will spell the end of EdChoice,
Just like the term “virtual schooling,” the moniker “hybrid learning”—which came to the fore at the start of Covid disruptions—does not denote one educational model.
Since the 1980s, parents in London, England, have been guaranteed the right to choose a state-funded school for their children, with capacity being the only barrier. Since 1996, school performance tables have been made publicly available to aid them in sorting through what can be a wide array of options.
The big news of the week
It’s an all-voucher issue of the Bites today. And it’s gonna get crazy. First up, I don’t know what an “opinion reporter” is, but the independent news outlet run by students at the University of Cincinnati has one of those.
Why we all fight for charters and choice
After 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.
In the early days of January, a coalition of traditional public school districts filed a lawsuit aimed at striking down
Today, 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).
If you’re at all involved in Ohio education policy, you’ve heard about the anti-voucher lawsuit that was recently filed by the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding.
Groveport 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
Exporting opposition
Welcome back to our first edition of 2022, covering news from 12/17 – 12/31/21. We will return to regular weekly publication on Fridays starting tomorrow. Life advice and career advice
In the debates over private school scholarship (a.k.a. voucher) programs, one of opponents’ favorite talking points is to say that nonpublic schools are “unaccountable” or “unregulated.” To get a flavor, consider the following statements made over the past couple years:
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In early November, Scott DiMauro, the President of the Ohio Education Association, went on the attack against public charter schools.
Litigating the past using the past
We are back from last week’s Thanksgiving break and covering news stories from 11/19/21 – 12/3/21. Supporting “our entire family of schools”
Note: There will be no edition of the Charter News Weekly on Thanksgiving week. Two more charters for West Virginia
Afterschool enrichment accounts for Ohio families
Interesting discussion of school choice
In our topsy turvy tour of education news clips today, we start with Fairview Park City Schools, which appears to be heavily recruiting students to attend its swanky, newly-upgraded high school next year.