Governors speak up: “Burdensome regulations” on charters must not go forward
A little over a month ago, the Biden administration proposed a new and unprecedented set of rules for the federal
A little over a month ago, the Biden administration proposed a new and unprecedented set of rules for the federal
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April is drawing to a close, and that (thankfully) means the end of tax season.
For nearly three decades, the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP) has offered grants to support brand-new charter schools and, more recently, high-quality n
Ohio’s next state superintendent
NOTE: Today, members of the Ohio Senate’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on
More fallout from CSP proposals
Hispanic students make up the largest share of charter school students nationally, but research focusing specifically on Hispanic school choosers is lacking.
Potential impacts of new CSP rules
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,
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
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