Basic facts undermine the arguments of private school choice critics
For nearly two decades, Ohio’s EdChoice program has unlocked private school options for tens of thousands of students by offering state-funded scholarships.
For nearly two decades, Ohio’s EdChoice program has unlocked private school options for tens of thousands of students by offering state-funded scholarships.
Ohio Charter News will be taking a two week vacation break after today – returning on October 20. The biggest news
Between expanded voucher eligibility, funding increases for charter schools,
The time to close charter funding gaps is now
Praise for school choice expansion in Ohio
Now that the latest state budget is officially in the books, it’s safe to say that school choice stole the show.
Budget conference committee continues
One purpose of charter schools is to serve as laboratories of innovation for public education—a deliberate effort to do things differently than the long-entrenched traditional district model.
Despite serving tens of thousands of students each year—most of whom are low-income—Ohio has a regrettable track record of underfunding its public charter schools.
Since the 1980s, education reform efforts have sought to shake up the stodgy, traditional landscape of public schooling in the United States. One way to do that is to start schools from scratch that can introduce innovative new education models and push traditional systems to improve.
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One of the more variable aspects of charter school operation around the country is the system by which schools are authorized and managed.
With the budget bill speeding to the finish line, the Statehouse rumor mill is cranking into high gear. Among the rumblings is an effort by a few charter advocates to weaken the state’s sponsor evaluation system.
One more story from National Charter Schools Week
Another Charter Schools Week is in the books