Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.9.19
In honor of the waning of summer, this week’s edition consists of vacation/beach reads for charter school leaders. News you can definitely use to fill those last long, lingering evenings.
In honor of the waning of summer, this week’s edition consists of vacation/beach reads for charter school leaders. News you can definitely use to fill those last long, lingering evenings.
Separate, underfunded, wrongly-maligned
In the coming weeks, I’ll be working on a blog series that digs into Ohio’s school funding system.
Charter schools in Ohio, post-budget
For many years, first-rate charter networks looked at Ohio and immediately “swiped left.” Sadly, the state’s charter sector had a well-earned reputation for mediocre performance, was too often mired in
The little-understood role of charter sponsors
Let’s take it from the top
Real estate agents to the rescue?
Covering a gamut of issues and spanning thousands of pages, the state budget legislation is apt to contain at least a few harebrained policy ideas.
Charter school funding in the biennial budget
Settlement reached with former ECOT sponsor
Race match in charter vs traditional public schools
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Charter school success story
According to a recent What Works Clearinghouse review, the most effective dropout-prevention strategy is to directly connect schoolwork to students’ career aspirations.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
In a concerted effort to improve sector quality, Ohio has wisely strengthened its charter school laws.
Charter school helps talented music student shine
Charter school celebrates its Seniors and Kindergarteners
Treasurer Sprague visits Ohio Construction Academy
This spring’s school funding debates have revolved around the needs of poor students. Governor Mike DeWine has proposed a significant bump in state spending targeted at low-income students.
Ohio charters recognized in U.S. News best high schools rankings
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead to increased achievement and greater opportunities for Ohio students. This is one of those policy proposals.
Solving the charter school facilities conundrum
Charter school students deserve every opportunity to learn in facilities built to meet their needs. Sadly, however, many of them attend schools lacking the amenities that parents normally expect—things like playgrounds, gymnasiums, science labs, and cafeterias.
For the past few years, Ohio policymakers, educators, and advocates have been paying close attention to a “looming crisis” in educational attainment.
How Governor DeWine’s budget supports charters
Much of the Capitol Square chatter revolves around the school funding plan put forward last month by Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson.
Charter advocates testify in support of House Bill 166